A: The revelations of Kyrie Irving demanding a trade and having the Heat on his list of preferred destinations is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, to even have the opportunity to bid for someone of Irving's talents is something that cannot be ignored. On the other hand, it does leave the Heat open again to a sense of opportunity lost, after failing to beat similar longshot odds for Gordon Hayward. This, however, is not like those free-agency pushes for Kevin Durant or Hayward. In those cases, you only had to appease the player. In this case, you need to be able to close a deal with attractive assets. The Heat had the cap space for Hayward, but may not have the assets to get into this bidding -- if that turns out to be the case. Still, in the wake of Paul George, Jimmy Butler and Chris Paul being dealt, I wouldn't ignore any possibility. And with Irving having the right to opt out after two more years, he still could have some destination leverage.