A: Actually, as I wrote, I think waiting was a prudent move for both sides. With Norris, it allows him to show over the course of a season whether he deserves to be paid like a starter. For the Heat, it allows them to get a full-season read on Cole, while also evaluating the development of Shabazz Napier. And the reality is that with Norris to be a restricted free agent, it is quite possible he just takes the qualifying offer of $3.03 million for 2015-16 so he can become an unrestricted free agent in 2016, when the new television money kicks in. Norris is betting on himself. You have to appreciate that in a player. And don't sell Chalmers short. At $4 million a season, he remains a value player for the Heat, especially if he can provide needed depth at both point guard and shooting guard. I highly doubt the Heat would allow Cole to walk . . . unless they are certain there is something better available, possibly in 2016 free agency. The passing of the extension deadline hardly was a game-changer for the Heat or Cole.