A: But that's not the way the NBA works. Most players are looking for long-term security. So if you don't want to give a player his first big contract (Whiteside) or cater to an established player (Wade), you're going to wind up with a middling group of players and wind up in the middle of the playoff pack, if even that. This is not the NFL where the money is not fully guaranteed and you can eventually walk away from deals (the Heat can't even walk away from Chris Bosh's deal). So if you instead want to see what the kids can do, then you're essentially agreeing to a rebuilding process. Say what you want about the Bill Belichick approach, but it succeeds because of Tom Brady. At the moment, Wade is veteran Brady. And at the moment, Whiteside is young Brady. Which is what makes these decisions all the more difficult. The Patriots didn't walk away from Brady and the start, and they aren't now, either.