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Probably could have still afforded Bosh because of the rookie contract for Westbrook too.

For sure those guys can be found, but they are the heavy exception to the rule. There are a few notable stars drafted in that 10-15 range over the years, but there have been way, way more JAGs and busts than stars. Draymond and Jokic are always pointed out as what you can find in the second...

Forgot about that. The Tyler deal was a miss on both valuing him and planning out future salary caps. That summer was crazy. Everyone thought the cap was going to continue shooting up.

Agreed - Their drafting for where they sat has been fine. The issue is giving these massive salaries to JAGs that killed any shot of targeting the whales in free agency to put around the Winslow, Richardson, Bam type of pieces. They built nice depth through those draft slots.

The biggest issue for the Heat at this point are these massive extensions to above average players. They were so worried about losing Whiteside, Tyler Johnson, Ryan Andersen, etc. for nothing that they killed their cap space. When you have Whiteside making $25, James Johnson at $14.6, Luke...

He also wanted to pick Westbrook over Michael Beasley.

NO got Danny Ferry this offseason, who had a ton of success building the Atlanta team a couple of years back.