Miami Heat: Building Their Playmaking Should Be Offseason Priority

Miami Heat: Building Their Playmaking Should Be Offseason Priority

There is an absolute goldmine in the free-agent market. For Miami’s purposes, some promising prospects are Jalen Brunson, Tyus Jones, and Ricky Rubio.

The Unrestricted Market Is Loaded 

Jones set the assist to turnover ratio record again last year and is a careful distributor. He elevates everyone around him by making few mistakes and getting teammates the ball at precisely the right moments.

Rubio is older, not the defender he used to be, but possesses the same calculating qualities as Jones. Both could be affordable additions and go a long way towards creating space on the floor.

Jones could potentially start and both would be money coming off the bench without needing to move much capital around the with the books. Brunson is an old-school guard who showed real chops in these past NBA playoffs.

The Villanova guard averaged 21 points and nearly four assists in the playoffs, while his on/off-court stats showed Brunson’s impact on the ball movement. With Brunson on the court, the Dallas Mavericks averaged over 14 assists, compared to just four when he was on the bench.

But, the Mavs are already aggressively pursuing Brunson, so the Miami Heat would need to move pieces to create budget space. It can be done though if that’s what they are looking to do.