A: That's the point I've been trying to stress since the end of the season. Just because Hassan Whiteside's maximum contract would start at $22 million doesn't mean the Heat have to spend that amount on Hassan. Instead, as you mention, they can go though their projected salary numbers and decide how else those dollars could be spent. One option could be spending short-term and then waiting to see if the Chris Bosh situation gets resolved from a salary-cap perspective by the February 2017 trading deadline or by the start of 2017 free agency. For example, could you buy time with Pau Gasol and Wayne Ellington and then move forward with something more dramatic in 2017 free agency? In other words, could you better fill out your entire rotation? All of that said, Hassan is so unique that you would hate not to first explore all of his possibilities. And if it doesn't work out, or doesn't provide the value sought, there always could be a trade in the 2017 offseason, when teams again will be flush with cap cash.