Round Table: The 2016-17 Miami Heat End Of Season Awards

Most Likely Not To Be On The Heat Next Season

Tachauer: I’d say this is a tie between Wayne Ellington and Luke Babbitt, though I think most of Heat Nation would want the answer to be Josh McRoberts. While both guys drain shots from downtown like champs, their game is pretty one-dimensional offensively, and they are certainly the weakest links on defense.

Keaton: Unfortunately, at least for much of the Heat nation, I think the answer may be Waiters. He’s rebuilt his image in the league and should have earned himself a nice paycheck going forward. If the Heat want to bring in a big name, Waiters may be a casualty.

Most Likely To Be An All-Star

Goldberg: While Dragic is Miami best player, the East is loaded with elite point guards. Chances are that Dragic, on the other side of 30, won’t be able to do enough to warrant an All-Star selection over the likes of John Wall, Kyrie Irving, Kyle Lowry and Isaiah Thomas.

The class of centers aren’t nearly as good, and the progress Whiteside showed in the second half of the season is promising. If Whiteside continues to improve, he will have a strong case in 2017-18 to make his first All-Star game.

Keaton: I think this is Whiteside also, and it’s less about his talent and more about the lack of game changing big men in the East. Dragic, for as dynamic as he can be, just loses the popularity game to multiple PG’s as Wes eluded to. Whiteside had a case for the all-star team this season as should be in the running again next season.

Sanning: While I would go to Dragic at first, the East is loaded with talented guard play and seeing as though Kyrie Irving, Kyle Lowry, Isaiah Thomas, Kemba Walker, and John Wall are all still there, I have to go with Whiteside on this one, barring continued improvement.