No, not necessarily a Heat prototype. But he scores — and the Heat don’t.

— Pascal Siakam: The midseason trade got Siakam out of Toronto ahead of his impending free agency, but what if Indiana in the playoffs becomes another good-but-not-quite-good-enough postseason destination?

There has been Heat interest before, but his free agency complicates matters.

— Karl-Anthony Towns: With the NBA’s new payroll math making it difficult to feature three top-end pieces, did the Timberwolves late-season run in Towns’ absence open eyes to the two-man possibilities of Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert?

This, too, stands as a case where postseason success (or failure) could take a leading man to market.

— LeBron James: Yes, one season remains on the contract, but no player controls the personnel narrative as much as LeBron.

His three career moves have come in free agency. If there is postseason failure, this one would have to be more nuanced.

Of course, no one has ever done passive-aggressive better.

— Everyone on the Suns short of Devin Booker: Another round of Kevin Durant or Bradley Beal Heat rumors?

What goes around could yet again come around. Or the Suns’ big three could finally coalesce in the playoffs.

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