A: I received several versions of this question in the wake of the Lakers acknowledging potential buyout talks with Luol in the wake of his falling out of their rotation and off their active list. Basically, the contract he signed with the Lakers when he left the Heat was signed with the previous regime, so he very much has become an outsider, something that began to happen even before the Magic/Lonzo era. To your reasoning, though, I don't think, at this stage of his career that Luol is even considered a small forward anymore. So, instead, it would be another piece among the glut the Heat already have at power forward. Beyond that, if Luol were to take a significant haircut on a buyout, he could be looking for more than the Heat would have to offer. All of that said, I still believe Luol can make a team better, and at the right place could provide potential roster flexibility for other moves. Still, I would think he would look to Tom Thibodeau and the Timberwolves before considering a Heat reunion.