Q: Ira, the Heat are taking part in a shell recreation. Going into the tax shouldn’t be the identical as being onerous capped. The Heat can go into the tax and spend as a lot as they need. – Ted.
A: Correct. So, sure, they had been and stay free to signal a fifteenth participant to a normal contract, with the one penalty being a transfer into the posh tax. They solely would turn out to be hard-capped in the event that they spend extra of the mid-level exception than what they gave to Caleb Martin or in the event that they spend the bi-annual exception. But being within the tax does create repercussions down the highway, which may show difficult for the Heat if a major extension is forthcoming for Tyler Herro. The timing of this query got here within the wake of the 76ers signing Montrezl Harrell. So, finally, whether or not it’s the tax or the onerous cap, it comes all the way down to the perceived worth added of such a roster extra. The Heat clearly didn’t really feel strongly sufficient about Harrell.
Q: Will the Duncan Robinson contract go down as one of many worst contracts in Heat historical past? He’s the fourth-highest paid participant on the staff. Not solely did he lose his beginning function, however his manufacturing off the bench is so poor that he didn’t play in any respect in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. He’s not tradable. No staff desires him or that bloated contract. – Michael, Cutler Bay.
A: He will get each shot at redemption till his wage might be utilized in a commerce. Some had been saying the identical in regards to the contracts of Dion Waiters and James Johnson, and people had been flipped to accumulate Andre Iguodala and Jae Crowder on the best way to the 2020 NBA Finals. Salary ballast is a needed element at occasions. So it may come all the way down to the top recreation together with his contract.
Q: Do the Heat actually consider that Caleb Martin is an effective substitute for P.J. Tucker? – Brian.
A: Do they’ve any selection? Then once more, be candid, at this level a 12 months in the past was there a lot of a groundswell concerning P.J. Tucker because the beginning energy ahead? Some thought the job may go to Markieff Morris. Erik Spoelstra has excelled at crafting a taking part in model across the composition of his roster. That should be the case once more.
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