A: Thank you. I appreciate all the names and suggestions in the wake of the announcement of Tyler Johnson's shoulder surgery, and am sure the Heat do, as well. Except. Except that short of a trade, adding one of the aforementioned free agents (and apologies to those who offered names I missed), it would mean having to cut one of the 15 players already on the roster and eating that salary. Because of the timing of Johnson's surgery, the Heat are not eligible for a roster injury replacement or even an injury exception for their salary cap. And what we still don't know is how committed the Heat remain to lowering or eliminating their luxury-tax obligation. The basic deadline for such accounting would be the Feb. 18 trading deadline, since the tax is computed on the roster that remains at season's end. There also is the possibility of negotiating a buyout by the March 1 deadline for playoff eligibility elsewhere, but no one on this roster truly fits that criteria. As for trades, I can't envision the Heat making any deal for a player who has more than this season remaining on his contract, due to their salary-cap position for the 2016 offseason. So what most are seeking to know is whether the Heat would eat the salary of Jarnell Stokes to add another wing. As it is, the Heat still have Dwyane Wade, Gerald Green, Luol Deng, Justise Winslow, Goran Dragic, Beno Udrih and Josh Richardson in their perimeter rotation. That's seven options right there, likely more than can comfortably be utilized, anyway, considering the need to get minutes for Chris Bosh, Hassan Whiteside, Josh McRoberts and Amar'e Stoudemire in the power rotation. To me, the decision whether to add another perimeter player comes down to two questions: 1. Can Gerald Green be trusted as the primary shooting guard off the bench? 2. Is Josh Richardson a serviceable NBA player at this stage? I think you work through those two questions and then go from there.