Love all the educated Durant to Boston guesses in here, haha. I get the wishful thinking, though.
Surprised nobody else thinks Miami is a possible landing spot for Horford. Seems like a classic Pat Riley signing, to me, if Whiteside ends up leaving.
I mean they have a lot of pretty players that are free agents including whiteside, deng, wade and joe johnson. They have 48 committed to Bosh, Dragic, McRoberts (a brutal signing) and Winslow. You figure it is hard to see Wade taking less than 15. What happens with the other guys?
I figure Wade will wait to see what else Riley does in free agency. If nothing, Wade will probably want to get paid. But if taking a pay cut is what is necessary to bring in a legit max guy who can give the Heat a chance in the East next year, I wouldn't be surprised if Wade took 10-15.
Whiteside I expect to sign elsewhere, and Deng is probably a plan B for them since Winslow will be knocking on the door of a starting spot.
Joe may be motivated to stick around in Miami. Wouldn't be surprised if he took the MLE. He's made a lot of dough in his career. Money shouldn't be an issue.
Dragic - Wade - Joe - Winslow - Horford
Probably not enough to win the East without incredible luck, but I think they could run that team out there and still have a shot at Durant or some other max guy next summer, if Bosh ends up retiring.