The Heat added Wayne Ellington (2yrs/$12m), Derrick Williams (1yr/$5m), Willie Reed (2yrs/?), James Johnson (1yr/$4m), re-signed Udonis Haslem (1yr/$4m), Tyler Johnson (4yrs/$50m) and Hassan Whiteside (4yrs/$98m) and traded for Luke Babbitt (in exchange for a 2018 2nd rd draft pick and cash).
They lost Dwyane Wade (Bulls), Joe Johnson (Jazz), Gerald Green (Celtics) and Luol Deng (Lakers) and rumors are still swirling around the future health of Chris Bosh. Hmmmm, seems like they lost a lot more than they gained. When you look back at all the production they let go this summer, was it really that important to keep Hassan Whiteside? I like him as much as the next guy but he's hardly a big man that can carry a team by himself.
The starting five: C Whiteside, PF Bosh (?), SF Winslow, SG Richardson, PG Dragic with Reed, Haslem, McRoberts, Williams, Johnson, and Ellington off the bench. Ugh! If Bosh can't play, this team is a disaster--and an overpriced disaster at that! They can't be done making moves. Ty Lawson, Dion Waiters, Kevin Martin, Steve Blake, Donatas Motiejunas, Alan Anderson...not that any of those guys are a good fit for this team...are still out there. This is not a playoff team right now. A team that looked to be the natural opponent for the Cavs has completely melted away and now looks to be a lottery team.
EDIT: From my blog to Pat Riley's ears: the Heat signed Dion Waiters just a few hours after I posted this. Conflicting reports on whether it was 1 year or 2 but either way the Heat needed some kind of wing scoring.
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