A recessed luminaire thermal management assembly (20) includes a recessed luminaire can (22) having an open lower end (26) and an upper end (24) with at least one sidewall (28) extending between the open lower end and the closed upper end, an intermediate heat sink (50) connected to the luminaire can, the intermediate sink being rotatable through a horizontal plane, a source heat sink(70) being movable through a vertical plane, the source heat sink transferring heat to the luminaire can through the intermediate sink.