1 Banana, 2 Banana: The Official 2019 Miami Heat Off-Season Thread

[Makavalli]

I keep forgetting we kept Olynyk.

He's a big who can't really guard other bigs but he rebounds and has a J which will help with spacing when JB or Dion go to the basket.

Yea KO tries hard on defense but is bbq chicken but excels in playmaking and shooting. He should come off the bench unless JJ is trash starting again then start him at the pf spot. Im curious how leonard will play for us too

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

What’s this I’m hearing about the team being willing to take on John wall with his bad Achilles’ tendon and even worse contract? Please no

 

[WaddupDoe!]

What’s this I’m hearing about the team being willing to take on John wall with his bad Achilles’ tendon and even worse contract? Please no

thats been their thing to entice the wizards to trade us beal.

 

[Captain Crunch]

thats been their thing to entice the wizards to trade us beal.

If that’s the case, do it.
Dragic; Waiters, JJ, and Olynk for Wall/Beal

 

[Draje]

Is it weird that wouldn’t mind Willow Reed as a backup big?

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Is it weird that wouldn’t mind Willow Reed as a backup big?

No it's not weird. Dude was nice during the short time he was with us. I wish they would give him another chance

 

[intruder]

Shh...
Philly cheese been staying off the Philly cheese on the comeback trail and got a warning for the waiters..err....I mean haters.

Hopefully he impresses enough to entice potential suitors in a trade

Renowned NBA Trainer Sends Warning to League About Dion Waiters
Omar Guerrero
9 hours ago

Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters take the court at the start of the 2019-20 regular season.

Renowned trainer David Alexander pretty much issued a warning to the rest of the league that Waiters is coming back with a vengeance.

Waiters has been working hard this offseason with Alexander to get his body in shape after an ankle injury kept him from basketball for a year. Alexander has trained LeBron James and Dwyane Wade before, and these two are just a sample of the number of elite athletes he has worked with.

Waiters seems to have taken Heat president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra’s words to heart by working on his body this summer.

“This is a really important summer for Dion Waiters,” Spoelstra said. “He’s healthy now. He feels good. He has to work. The next five months, he has to put in a body of work that changes his physique that gets him down to that optimal weight and body fat, which he was not at at the end of the year.

“If he’s there the first day of training camp, he’ll have the role and impact that he’s looking for. If he’s not — Pat and I are on the same page about this — he won’t. And that’s it. Because he can move the needle in this game when he’s physically right and in world-class shape. That’ll be the focus this summer. I have not forgotten about the player that he was two years ago. It’s time to get back to that.”

Two years ago, Waiters averaged 15.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game while shooting 39.5 percent from behind the arc. He was one of the Heat’s best players and looked ready to take his game to another level the following season.

An ankle injury may have stunted his growth, but he is probably in the best shape of his career now based on an image he recently posted on Instagram.

If his recent social media post is of any indication, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard is going to be a force for the Heat, and Alexander’s warning should be heeded. Waiters looks like he’s about to take the league by storm and the Heat should be a much improved team because of him this season.

 

[intruder]

Bambam working

 

[F K]

Bambam working

what that jumper look like

 

[intruder]

what that jumper look like

His midrange isnt bad from what we've seen in the past. He just doesnt take it as often as i'd like. Still takes more from outside 15 feet than Ben Simmons, tho.

 

[F K]

His midrange isnt bad from what we've seen in the past. He just doesnt take it as often as i'd like. Still takes more from outside 15 feet than Ben Simmons, tho.

I wanna see it in a game.

 

[OfTheCross]

Bambam working

 

[Sauce Dab]

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Bam would eat all day off of drives by Dragic and Waiters if he develops a midrange game like Bosh or Prime Haslem.

 

[intruder]

Bam would eat all day off of drives by Dragic and Waiters if he develops a midrange game like Bosh or Prime Haslem.

He does have a decent jumper. We've seen it, tho rare. + remember when we drafted him that's what the coaching staff was raving about. Not sure why we dont give him the opportunity to use it more in game.