A: First, there is no way that Kevin Durant would consider a Heat roster without Whiteside, if he would consider the Heat at all, in light of what he otherwise would have in Oklahoma City. But if Dragic and McRoberts are traded for either minimal or no salary in return, you could get over $60 million in cap space left to split between Durant, Wade and Whiteside (again, Durant is nothing more than a hypothetical at the moment and perhaps even going forward). But where would that leave the Heat? With Whiteside at center, Durant at small forward, Wade at shooting guard and, for argument's sake, Josh Richardson at point guard, with either Justise Winslow at power forward (which could possibly work alongside the height of Whiteside and Durant) or a player added with the $2.9 million "room" mid-level exception. And how, exactly, would such a starting lineup lure Durant? Now, if Chris Bosh were available, that's an entirely different story, since you would be starting with a lineup of Whiteside, Bosh, Durant and Wade, with that "room" exception possibly to be used for a point guard (hello . . . Mario Chalmers?). The crux of any Durant debate comes down to whether the Heat could definitively tell Durant at the start of free agency that Bosh would be available for next season.