Dwyane Wade, Shabazz Napier, Norris Cole, Chris Bosh, LeBron James & Gabrielle Union: Miami Heat Preparing To Go To NBA War

When LeBron James decided to leave the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers, perhaps even he didn't know the NBA war he was about to enter. Dwyane Wade, Shabazz Napier, Norris Cole, Chris Bosh and even Wade's wife, Gabrielle Union, are preparing to go toe-to-toe with "King James" this season, with both tipped to win the Eastern Conference. Can the Heat stop his plans to dominate the NBA? Wade and Cole are in the best shape of their lives, and they most certainly believe they can.

Wade, 32, and Cold, 26, have been spending days and days in the gym, looking to perfect their craft, hoping that they can still be a force to be reckoned with, even without LeBron. James' departure was seen as the end of the Heat era, but the other stars that were left in Miami are out to prove that they can step up and make the Heat a different kind of force than they were with James.

Cole even visited the gym early on his birthday morning, showing the dedication he has given to stepping his game up. There's nothing quite as dangerous as a wounded animal, and James has certainly left the Heat wounded, and bitter, as shown with his recent word-war with Bosh. Even Union, Wade's partner is rumoured to be disappointed in his one-time teammate.

Perhaps worst of all, Napier, who LeBron insisted, was his favorite NBA prospect, and once the Heat drafted him, all seemed to fall in to place, but James crushed that for a title chance with the Cavaliers.

Can this new-look Heat team beat James' Cavaliers?