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Miami Heat: Why the top teams of the east should be scared?

By John Jablonka

PHILADELPHIA, PA - FEBRUARY 21: Justise Winslow #20 of the Miami Heat high fives Dion Waiters #11 against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on February 21, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers defeated the Heat 106-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - FEBRUARY 21: Justise Winslow #20 of the Miami Heat high fives Dion Waiters #11 against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on February 21, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers defeated the Heat 106-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: Kelly Olynyk #9 of the Miami Heat celebrates with Goran Dragic #7 of the Miami Heat after a play against the Washington Wizards during the second half at Capital One Arena on March 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /

Role players who know their roles

That’s a thing about role players. They need to know their role on the team. They need to know they might not be starting or getting big minutes. That is something many teams don’t have. Take a look at the Boston Celtics a season ago, all those players on one team and egos began to clash and ruined the chemistry.

From the Whiteside trade, the Heat acquired Meyers Leonard who never was a proven starter in the league seeing as Leonard only started 42 games out of 393. However, he has consistently been one of the best shooters in his career. In the last two seasons, he has averaged 5 points on 55/44/83 splits, which if you ask me is very efficient.

He will be yet another player that will be a reliable shooter from the outside and from the free-throw line.

Next, a similar player, Kelly Olynyk. He is very much similar to Leonard except he is more of a scorer and is a bigger threat from the outside.

Finally, thankfully the Heat didn’t get to trade Dragic and luckily so. Despite coming off an injury-riddled season and being 32 years old, he is still a proven quality starting veteran point guard. He has had one of the worst seasons in his career but that was due to battling injuries.

With an off-season to get recover, having a veteran like Dragic who has playoff experience with Miami, he will be able to mentor the young rookie and provide a spark off the bench.

A team can only do so much to improve. Sometimes, the team also needs other pieces to fall into place and a little luck.

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