A: This trading deadline could have gone one of two ways for the Heat: 1. An all-out push for the No. 3 seed, homecourt in the first round, and avoiding LeBron James and the Cavaliers until the NBA Finals. 2. Appreciating that this would not be a season of championship contention and removing any potential offseason shackles when it comes to a rebuild this summer. In the wake of the news with Chris Bosh, it clearly tipped the approach to the latter. With so much uncertainty with Bosh, the focus again has to be remodeling (if not totally rebuilding). And the best way to do that is to leave open all available personnel machinations, including the ones that otherwise would be closed due to the position against the luxury tax. Still, by dealing down at the deadline, it also reduces the attractiveness of the Heat as a potential landing spot for free agents in the offseason. The best of all worlds would be to get out from under the tax, but also find a way into the playoffs. That is now the challenge ahead.