Miami Heat must strategically attack the ‘NBA Buyout Market’

Erik Spoelstra, Head Coach of the Miami Heat in action againsdt the New York Knicks (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Erik Spoelstra, Head Coach of the Miami Heat in action againsdt the New York Knicks (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Orlando Robinson #25 of the Miami Heat shoots over Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

 Miami Heat Must Make The Most Out Of All Their Options

While you aren’t taking a chance on a shooting new guy, what you’re doing by adding a guy that can penetrate and draw attention to the middle of the floor is strengthening your ability to attack the paint while also, hopefully, simultaneously rejuvenating the shooting that you already have.

As far as the big man position goes, that should also be player-by-player, but has some of that new guy—old guy dynamic to it as well. If there’s a guy out there that they deem to be more effective or can be more effective than Robinson is or has been for them, then you grab him.

But if the guy out there projects as even or less than Robinson, you, simply, upgrade O-Rob’s deal. There’s a simple explanation there too, as he’s your own guy, you can, simultaneously, continue to develop him while maximizing his usefulness to winning now, and if there isn’t any difference in the impact in the first place, the previous two factors are said difference.

So, while it would still be interesting to see where the Miami Heat decide to go in this buyout market, this would probably be one of the more effective approaches.