A: A few things: First, this is what happens when you make the choice (and the Heat very much were in control of the situation) to allow Dwyane Wade to depart in the midst of uncertainty with Chris Bosh. It's all part of stepping back and reassessing. Second, putting Dwyane aside, any team that loses a top scorer, as could be the case with Bosh, finds itself playing from behind, as the Pacers did two seasons ago without Paul George. But the third element in the equation is that it allows players who otherwise might have had to temper their games, or defer, to now step up to another level. At $98 million over four years, it's something you'd certainly like to see from Whiteside. And with Dragic, it eliminates the question of having to step aside for Wade. Even with Waiters, there is not nearly the type of talent in front of him as he experienced with LeBron James' return to Cleveland or in Oklahoma City. For the Heat to score enough to be competitive (amid the uncertainty with Bosh), what you're basically asking for are career years from Whiteside, Dragic and Waiters. How high is their ceiling? We're about to find out.