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Q: OK, I get trying to secure the “whale,” but while you wait, players that could help the team (and make up for losing P.J. Tucker, our glue-guy) get signed elsewhere. I hope we aren’t left without a power forward that can help replace what we lost in P.J. I was hoping for Otto Porter or Jae Crowder, if available. Teams have taken a step forward (Celtics, Bucks, 76ers) and left us behind. And I know Jimmy Butler can’t be happy about losing P.J. – Cheryl, Fort Lauderdale.
A: And you know what else . . . we’re two days into free agency. (I was considering ending that previous sentence with an exclamation point, but didn’t want to come off as rude.) While the pickings might be thin on the free-agency list, there is a whole other world out there on the trade market, a market that does not have the same timing elements as free agency. For that matter, a trade might not come until Dec. 15, when players who signed as free agents can be traded, or until the February NBA trading deadline. The first move is not always the best move. There are plenty of quality players with designs on getting to Miami. Many of them eventually get there. Just not all on the first or second day of free agency. In this case, it is a bit early for indignation. Doubt the beautiful mind of Andy Elisburg at your own risk.
Q: Ira, the Hawks and Celtics on paper improved; the Heat look like they got worse or at best stayed the same. – Joel.
A: Yes, other teams won June 30 and July 1. I also can’t recall a trophy being presented on either of those dates. I know patience is hard, but we’re also just in the first quarter of the personnel game. At the moment, this is like being down 10 points eight minutes into a game.
Q: Is this due to their cap limitations or are they going all in on a Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell sign-and-trade? What if that also never materializes? Aren’t the Heat playing with fire with the possibility of being burned, especially considering teams such as Boston and Sixers are now better. Trust in The Godfather, some Heat fans like to say, but it’s so hard to stay confident with so much going on elsewhere. – Victor, Miramar.
A: Why, yes, we do have a theme here today. And, yes, it is because of the types of names you mentioned. Honestly, what if the Heat get a star-quality player simply because they were prudent enough to steer clear of the hard cap? Would there be indignation then? Let’s see how this plays out . . . all the way through the trading deadline.
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