Q: Dream Scenario: Bam Adebayo improves his offensive recreation to common 22 factors an evening, Tyler Herro begins and averages 24. Victor Oladipo returns to his All-Star kind, Omer Yurtseven and Caleb Martin present dramatic and constant enchancment, Kyle Lowry stays wholesome and in higher form, and Jimmy Butler builds on final yr’s nice season. Do we actually want any extra? – Bob, Davie.
A: That’s a heck of a dream; you will need to sleep properly. Yes, if all the things goes completely, to its optimum greatest, then it seemingly all is there for the taking. But perfection is an NBA summary. Players do miss time. Opponents catch on defensively towards rising gamers. Plus, you might be speaking about older gamers making an attempt to maintain tempo. In addition, there stays the COVID ingredient. That is why insurance coverage insurance policies are wanted, and why the seek for one thing extra stays ongoing.
Q: Can you see Haywood Highsmith and Orlando Robinson because the Heat’s new two-way contract gamers? – Bob.
A: No, Haywood Highsmith is below a team-friendly contract the following two seasons, so I’m undecided the Heat would need to expose him to waivers with a purpose to demote him to a two-way deal. And I’m undecided Orlando Robinson has the requisite NBA athleticism to maneuver right into a two-way contract. Even although Mychal Mulder and Javonte Smart maintain the Heat’s two-way contracts in the intervening time, I imagine that can stay a fluid state of affairs. As with Caleb Martin final September, hold an eye fixed out on late candidates for the Heat’s two two-way contracts to emerge.
Q: Summer league for the Heat fairly meh, eh? – Anthony.
A: Hard to disagree, particularly with Omer Yurtseven and Nikola Jovic sidelined by quadriceps accidents. Haywood Highsmith definitely has seemed good, however that is also what needs to be anticipated of a participant below NBA contract. Mostly, it appears to be an train for the Heat to inventory their G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. It properly might be that almost all of this summer season’s Heat roster may require seasoning earlier than operating it again subsequent summer season with the Heat (or elsewhere).
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