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Q: Ira, do you look at Davion Mitchell as a potential future starting point guard for the Heat or more of the energizer that Erik Spoelstra is talking about? — Dan.
A: First, it would be getting ahead of ourselves to even consider future roles with the Heat for Davion Mitchell. With Davion to be a free agent in the offseason, the Heat first have to decide whether to extend a qualifying offer. Beyond that, there could be an ensuing decision about whether to match an outside offer, which would have to be for at least three seasons So this might be as much of a salary-cap question as an issue of player evaluation. All of that said, it seems as if Erik Spoelstra has developed a comfort zone with Davion as an instant-energy reserve. So in that regard, the Heat will have to decide whether Tyler Herro is their point guard going forward, or whether another move has to be made. Losing Jimmy Butler‘s ballhandling and playmaking complicated the Heat situation when it came to the potential need for more of a true point guard.
Q: Not bad, the Heat got three contributing players for Jimmy Butler. That probably is more than they expected. — Steve.
A: Except … once the Heat had to punt on Jimmy Butler, it immediately became more about the future than the moment. So, yes, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson all have contributed. But it still has the Heat mired with a losing record and at the bottom of the play-in race. From this perspective, draft picks as future flexibility for trades would have been the preferred trade course. But the question is, in the wake of how Jimmy forced the Heat’s hand, whether such an option might have been available.
Q: It looks like we will be facing Chicago or Orlando in the first game in the play-in. Who would you rather face? — Marty.
A: I’m not sure it matters, because the reality is the Heat might have to face both. Chicago certainly has been hot lately, but with Orlando there is the Paolo Banchero factor. And another play-in possibility for the Heat could be Atlanta, which already has defeated the Heat twice this season. So, no, not an easy path regardless. But then again, has anything been easy about this season?
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A: First, it would be getting ahead of ourselves to even consider future roles with the Heat for Davion Mitchell. With Davion to be a free agent in the offseason, the Heat first have to decide whether to extend a qualifying offer. Beyond that, there could be an ensuing decision about whether to match an outside offer, which would have to be for at least three seasons So this might be as much of a salary-cap question as an issue of player evaluation. All of that said, it seems as if Erik Spoelstra has developed a comfort zone with Davion as an instant-energy reserve. So in that regard, the Heat will have to decide whether Tyler Herro is their point guard going forward, or whether another move has to be made. Losing Jimmy Butler‘s ballhandling and playmaking complicated the Heat situation when it came to the potential need for more of a true point guard.
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Q: Not bad, the Heat got three contributing players for Jimmy Butler. That probably is more than they expected. — Steve.
A: Except … once the Heat had to punt on Jimmy Butler, it immediately became more about the future than the moment. So, yes, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson all have contributed. But it still has the Heat mired with a losing record and at the bottom of the play-in race. From this perspective, draft picks as future flexibility for trades would have been the preferred trade course. But the question is, in the wake of how Jimmy forced the Heat’s hand, whether such an option might have been available.
Q: It looks like we will be facing Chicago or Orlando in the first game in the play-in. Who would you rather face? — Marty.
A: I’m not sure it matters, because the reality is the Heat might have to face both. Chicago certainly has been hot lately, but with Orlando there is the Paolo Banchero factor. And another play-in possibility for the Heat could be Atlanta, which already has defeated the Heat twice this season. So, no, not an easy path regardless. But then again, has anything been easy about this season?
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