A: Much of that decision will come down to how the Heat structure their makeover. If the play is to maximize every last salary-cap dollar for free agency, then I would have to figure that James will be squeezed out, the Heat unlikely to put aside $8 million in something close to mid-level money. And with coaches such as Doc Rivers praising Johnson for his play to this point, I'm not sure that his free-agency reach might not even exceed such an amount. As with many players who have found their ultimate comfort zone with the Heat, money still talks. It is why, after similar good-will experiences with the Heat, Luol Deng and Joe Johnson moved on this past summer. The NBA's economics still start with your elite players. After that, it comes down to complementary players being amenable to salary fits.