A: I've been asked a bunch about dealing Tyler for Dwyane, if only for the cap relief. The irony is that if Tyler was into the big-money final two years of his deal, then the dollars would work in a trade for Dwyane's expiring contract. The problem now is that Tyler goes out at such a low number that it does not offset Dwyane's $23.8 million for 2017-18, with the Heat lacking the space to make up the difference. And it's not as if the Heat are positioned to add bigger-money assets into such a deal (remember, players signed in the offseason cannot be dealt until Dec. 15, at the earliest). On the face of it, it might have made sense to deal away the end of Tyler's contract in such a move, with Dwyane's deal expiring, likely to then be replaced at a far lower number going forward. But, no, you cannot buy out a player and then still use him as a trade asset. Once a player is bought out, he goes to waivers and then becomes a free agent. And, yet, I don't think the Dwyane drama is by any means over.