{"id":718346,"date":"2026-04-26T06:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T06:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/718346\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T06:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T06:27:46","slug":"before-pat-riley-speaks-a-look-at-the-miami-heats-cheaper-wing-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/718346\/","title":{"rendered":"Before Pat Riley speaks, a look at the Miami Heat’s cheaper wing options"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s never too early to be talking off-season decision making in the NBA. Especially when a team gets bounced before the post-season even begins, which is what happened to the Miami Heat after losing the opening play-in game to the Hornets in Charlotte ten days ago. And especially with it now announced that Heat president Pat Riley will hold his annual end-of-season press conference this upcoming Monday, before the end of April — much sooner than in prior seasons.<\/p>\n

The offseason began for Riley and the Heat’s front office on April 15th, which has given them a lot of time to evaluate the future of the roster.<\/p>\n

For starters, it’s always going to be about the big swing. Will Giannis Antetokounmpo finally break free? Does a team flame out early in the playoffs leading to a disgruntled star?<\/p>\n

It’s what this team bets on, but it hasn’t been a smooth formula since the departure of Jimmy Butler.<\/p>\n

The Heat are confident in their young core, but when evaluating them as assets against the rest of the teams looking for similar deals, they always come up short.<\/p>\n

So with all that said, we could be eyeing some smaller swings as free agency begins following the season, and there could be a few wing options with the Heat’s non-taxpayer mid level.<\/p>\n

Potential wing options with part or all of the $15.1M non-taxpayer mid level that the Heat could sign this offseason, per @flasportsbuzz<\/a><\/p>\n

– CJ McCollum
– Ayo Dosunmo
– Tobias Harris
– Anfernee Simons
– Harrison Barnes
– Coby White
– Quentin Grimes
– Kelly Oubre
– Kevin Huerter\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/D7x03Pqce1<\/a><\/p>\n

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Something to keep in mind when looking at this list of perimeter scorers such as CJ McCollum, Coby White, Anfernee Simons, and others is that a move like this could be the dominoe effect of Norman Powell leaving this off-season.<\/p>\n

It was a hot topic this season as Powell made a push to All Star status for the first time in his career. Often times in a contract year, there’s extra motivation to make yourself some extra cash, either through an extension with the current team or an outside organization keeping track.<\/p>\n

And with the inability to figure out the Tyler Herro-Powell experiment this season, it feels unlikely an extension will be coming for Powell and the Heat.<\/p>\n

CJ McCollum seems to be playing himself out of the Heat’s eyesight. He currently has a 2-1 series lead over the New York Knicks, as the Hawks seem to be building something extremely positive in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Coby White is somebody the Heat would definitely value. Outside shooting ability, off the dribble creation, and a potential opportunity to put a little more on his plate, similarly to the way the Heat did with Powell this year.<\/p>\n

But more realistically, taking a chance on somebody like Anfernee Simons for some offensive creation and potential pop isn’t a bad idea.<\/p>\n

The priorities change considering what the roster ultimately looks like.<\/p>\n

If it’s another quiet off-season with pretty much the same group coming back, take cheap swings on some scorers as there’s a true need for half-court offensive talent.<\/p>\n

But if Miami shakes things up a bit with a guy like Antetokounmpo or even Ja Morant, keep an eye on guys like Kelly Oubre or Kevin Huerter.<\/p>\n

Simone Fontecchio’s return is up in the air heading into this off-season, but he’s a perfect example of somebody Miami was forced to rely upon instead of higher level talents and upside scorers that sit on this list.<\/p>\n

Even though we’re calling this a list of wing options, it’s really a list of scoring options to add into the mix if they continue to lean into the youth and the lottery pick that has yet to play out for Miami.<\/p>\n

And if a larger move is made, the glue guys will be the way to go.<\/p>\n

It’ll be a long, frustrating off-season for Heat fans who want to see their favorite team pick a direction after two mediocre and middle of the pack seasons in a row.<\/p>\n

Pat Riley will be speaking Monday afternoon on the state of the Heat heading into this off-season, and those questions will need to be answered.<\/p>\n

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