Miami Heat: 4 Ways NBA Free Agency Directly Set Them Up To Contend

Head coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat looks on in overtime against the Milwaukee Bucks(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Head coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat looks on in overtime against the Milwaukee Bucks(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors shoots the ball as Justise Winslow #20 of the Miami Heat defends(Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

The Miami Heat are a new-look team! Though it came at the cost of fan-favorite, Goran Dragic, the Heat have now bolstered their roster back into NBA title contention.

Bringing in a slew of guys as NBA Free Agency opened, the Miami Heat were not shy at all about handling their business. Just what the aim was, surely, they accomplished their mission.

Here are the four ways that the Miami Heat directly set themselves back up for title contention as this free agency period got underway.

Three-Level Scorer That Just So Happens To Be A Point Guard

The Miami Heat have had two major issues, at times, over the past few seasons. Though Jimmy Butler has become multiple times the playmaker since arriving in Miami and though Bam Adebayo is among the best playmakers as a big man, they have lacked a true point guard on the roster.

On top of that, the Miami Heat can infamously go stagnant or end up on the wrong side of a scoring run. The remedy to that is typically scoring, from anywhere and everywhere possible.

With Kyle Lowry, the Miami Heat are not only getting a proven star-type point guard, but they are also getting a very capable three-level scorer. He can get all the way to the cup, play in the mid-range area, and knock down the three-ball with regularity.

They hit a total home run with him.