Dupas wrote:Do we have cap space to aquire someone next season? Like..affalo? Wade will be a year older , birdman wont play more than 5 10m next season..nappier is being a bust the same as ennis..maybe we can shop chalmers for someone decent.
We likely won't have cap space. We have the MLE and minimum exceptions. We also have a second round draft pick that doesn't count against cap and will likely be in the mid 40s.
What is most difficult is to find where the roster space will come from.
PG: Goran Dragic (if he resigns)
SG: Wade
SF: Deng (if he resigns)
PF: Bosh
C: Whiteside (signed through June 30, 2016, if the Heat take the team option)
Players who will not be traded:
C: Chris Andersen (on a two year deal ending June 30, 2016)
G: Mario Chalmers (on a two year deal ending June 30, 2016)
F: Udonis Haslem (on a two year deal - room exception - ending June 30, 2016)
Players who are unlikely to be traded:
F: Josh McRoberts (on a four year MLE deal ending in 2018).
G: Tyler Johnson (on a two year deal ending June 30, 2016, with a team option for next year) We will have bird rights at the end of his contract. I think he's done enough to resign him for next year.
Expiring contracts who are likely to be resigned.
PF: Michael Beasley - On a two year deal ending June 30, 2016. We'll have a team option next year. If Michael keeps working hard, he is a lock to be resigned.
Expiring contracts who are iffy.
SF: Henry Walker - On a two year deal ending June 30, 2016. We'll have a team option next year. Henry has to show more consistent shooting.
The others are all development projects:
SF: James Ennis - Signed using part of the cap space so we can keep him until 2017. We will have Bird rights at the end of the contract. Ennis has to improve too. 50% of next year is guaranteed on Aug 1. 50% on Dec 1, 2015. For 2016, Aug 1 is the date where 100% is guaranteed. I had a lot of hope for Ennis before, but I think he will need to improve over the summer to guarantee that contract.
SG: Zoran Dragic - On a cheap ($1.5M) deal until 2016. We will have bird rights. We have to see what this player can do for us over the summer. Zoran is a restricted free agent in 2016. From the D-League vids now, we see that he has a good transition game.
PG: Shabazz Napier - On a rookie deal until 2018. 2016 & 2017 are team options. I expect Napier not to be traded, but it will depend on how he progresses.
We will likely see Ennis, Dragic, and Napier all in the summer league, probably with Johnson too.
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Here is one plan:
If Walker dramatically improves, he keep him. If not, we don't sign him and instead use the MLE to get help at the SF position or a backup center. There are a lot of tantalizing possibilities and a lot have been discussed here among active players. Among players who are inactive for one reason or another that we can consider are Emeka Okafor and Larry Sanders. If healthy, either of them could really help our power rotation, especially if 2015-16 is Birdman's last year. Unlike some of you have suggested, I don't really think we need to concentrate on a backup guard at the moment. At SF, it would be great to find someone at the MLE to play behind Deng, because Ennis is not up to snuff yet, Beasley isn't really a SF, and we don't know about Zoran's ability to play there. I didn't really see anyone I liked for MLE rates ($5M or so).
Our second round draft pick should be an overseas player that we can wait on, because we already have a lot of project players, unless of course someone we absolutely crave plays domestically.
If we do opt for a foreign based pick, one option is a young center prospect. Here are four to consider:
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mou ... iteh-6366/I think in the tank thread I pointed out that if you were really intent on tanking the target should be Thon Maker, who will probably only emerge in 2016 or 2017. I was really impressed with Jaithe's work against him here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExU-_QL9uW0Here is another scouting video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSQu5jczer4Guillermo (Willy) Hernan-Gomez
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Gui ... omez-7204/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOlfQl3oAaE <= Shaky video from 2012 that shows rebounding, boxing out, and post play - he's been in the league a while
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Ilimane-Diop-6427/This guy is from Senegal and plays in Spain. He speaks some English as well as Spanish and French.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QAxx1S3ViMhttp://www.draftexpress.com/profile/And ... iks-65023/His name is actually Anzejs (the Latvian version). He reminds me of Kristaps Porzingis (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOEG1k2eCw) who is probably a lottery pick. Anzejs is younger but has the same length, but nail thin. He's very raw but seems to have a lot of talent as well as an ability to shoot from outside:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xc5DOCVejQThere are two other overseas players who may be available at that level though and offer interesting possibilities:
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Tim ... awu-68219/Luwawu is a shooting guard prospect who is only 19 years old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76WEueT70Nk <= long scouting report (boring but complete)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRWGUJhnYg0 <= buzzer beater
I see a player who has great potential but needs a lot of work, especially his handles and shooting (fast forward to 8:10 to see the glaring weaknesses). A lot of this can be fixed with good coaching. One thing I like is his defense.
Finally, we have the one that I would most like to have developing for us:
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Cedi-Osman-7133/Osman looks to be a very good wing player. 6'8" who can play either guard position or starting forward. Osman would be the player I think most intriguing because of his potential and versatility.
He is the teenager who plays the most minutes in the euro league. A substitute off the bench for A. Efes, he is improving dramatically this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6UTVqzvTsw <= cool video.
I think we must consider developing players overseas like other teams are doing. We can use draft picks to acquire their rights, cast a wide net, and move them to our team when we can fit them into our rotation. It allows us to maximize our assets and turns 2nd round picks into potential high level players, essentially giving us a minor league war chest. 2nd round picks can be purchased so they are fluid assets.
One possibility is to actually have a Heat team in the Euro league where we can develop players. The idea is a filial branch in another league. Two unique entities with an understanding that the team in Europe can have NBA coaching and build towards developing players for the NBA.
Thoughts?
