A: And it goes against the Heat's fundamental approach of minutes are earned and not given. Then there are the issues of floor spacing and perimeter defense when it comes to starting Adebayo alongside Whiteside. In your example, it also would mean playing Dion Waiters off the bench, when an argument could be that he, too, could become a building block of the Heat future, a player whose possibilities the Heat have yet to fully explore. My expectation is that Whiteside, Waiters and Dragic will be locked into the starting lineup, if healthy, with the two other starting spots potentially open to competition (although I still believe Richardson will go in as a starter). To me, power forward will be the most likely (and perhaps only) positional battleground in the starting lineup (with James Johnson, Kelly Olynyk, Winslow and Adebayo all possibilities there).