Ira Winderman: Postseason could create another Heat star search (Summer of Lillard 2.0?)
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— The Warriors as we once knew them: Typically 10th-place teams don’t stand pat, and now the Warriors already are done.
Their ouster in the play-in round has shown how tenuous this offseason could be with Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
And there certainly will be plenty of summer face time between Erik Spoelstra and Steve Kerr, with Spoelstra an assistant on Kerr’s Olympic coaching staff.
— The Hawks’ either/or: Similarly, the postseason also already has created talk of dramatic shift with the Hawks, in their case with the Trae Young-Dejounte Murray that simply does not work.
While Young does not appear to be of Heat ilk, by nature of his game, the Heat were linked to Murray at the trade deadline and certainly could be again.
— DeMar DeRozan: OK, the Bulls didn’t formally make the playoffs, with their season ended by the Heat in Friday night’s play-in. But no sooner was the game over then DeRozan was left to address his free agency.
Among his first thoughts was how the Heat showed a resolve that the Bulls lacked. And, yes, DeRozan has been linked to the Heat numerous times over the years.
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