Miami Heat offseason still leaves much to wonder about
By Will Salinas
Miami Heat: Not Landing Anybody Is One Thing, But Not Trying Hard Is Another
To not get him is one thing, but to not even try is laughable. In what world is this roster too good for Donovan Mitchell?
Jimmy just turned 33 and isn’t getting any younger. Herro is a great regular season player but has yet to see any resemblance of that in the playoffs.
Donovan’s playoff numbers speak for themselves. This wasn’t meant to throw anyone under the bus, but this team needs a guy like Mitchell.
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Ok, so you were never taken seriously for Durant and thought you were too good for Mitchell. So, at least Miami is trading for a four, right?
As stated earlier, training camp is right around the corner and it appears that 6’5″ Caleb Martin will be the starting power forward for the Heat this season. Is an explanation even needed for what the issue is here?
Caleb Martin is not the defender that P.J. Tucker is, isn’t the shooter that Jae Crowder is, and isn’t the size that Kelly Olynyk is. It’s just not like any other scenario they’ve had over the last few years.
Martin cannot be the starting guy this season on a permanent basis. It would take too much of a toll on him, while, perhaps, impacting the team negatively along the way.
Look around the East, the Milwaukee Bucks are healthy, the Brooklyn Nets reloaded quietly, and the Boston Celtics are still going to be good despite the suspension of Ime Udoka. Heck, even the Cleveland Cavaliers, on paper, are super dynamic.
Meanwhile, Miami is banking on internal growth with no new additions. It’s frustrating to watch the East get so much better while Miami stands still and screams “We were one shot away!”
To throw salt on the wound, the guy they wouldn’t trade for Mitchell hasn’t even been offered the rookie scale max extension that he rightfully deserves. This is the easiest decision of the entire offseason and they can’t seem to even get that done.
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The urgency is lackadaisical, the effort is flat-out laughable, and the worries grow. So, it leads you to ask, what are we doing here Mr.Riley?