Southeast Notes: Spoelstra, Oladipo, Durant, Kispert

heat head coach Eric Spoelstra He wrote that chemistry and on-court fit will likely determine team lineups. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel In the reader’s mail bag.Winderman says Miami may even consider max strass Also Caleb Martin As its starting power forward.The team advanced their starting power PJ Tucker He moved to the Sixers in free agency this summer and has yet to re-sign with a backup. markieff morrisis also a free agent.

As for the role of starting all-star small forward, Jimmy ButlerAll-Defensive Team Center Bam Adebayoand $85 million point guard Kyle Lowry While it looks safe on opening night, Spoelstra may be open to experimenting in training camp to determine who works best with the trio. The 2021/222 season has ended.

There are more in the Southeast Division.

• of another mail bagIra Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, heatthis season’s success Victor Oladipo, has re-signed a new two-year $18MM contract. Winderman says his 6’4-inch combo guard handling, defense and shooting from Indiana could be a huge asset for Miami in the East. Since being acquired by the Rockets in 2021, Oladipo has appeared in just 12 regular-season games with the Heat, but he will make 15 playoff appearances when Miami advances to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2022. Winderman wondered if Oladipo could prove more valuable to the Heat than Sixth Man of the Year who qualified for overtime. ing Tyler Herogiven Oladipo’s defensive skill set.
• as potential talk Kevin Durant deal with heat loom, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel Note that Durant’s interest in joining the Heat only extends to getting him to Miami. Winderman said the All-Star forward has four years left on his current Nets contract, so Brooklyn is in the driver’s seat of a potential trade, looking to extract the most out of any trade. It is written that there is
• Wizard 2nd year small forward Corey Kispert Opinion that if history is a reliable indicator, production could increase significantly this season Chase Hughes on NBC Sports WashingtonThe 23-year-old 6’7-inch swingman is the 15th pick in 2022 by Washington. In 77 games he averaged 8.2 PPG, 2.7 RPG and 1.1 APG and posted .455/.350/.871. Hughes wrote that in his last 24 contests after All-Star Weekend, Kispert has converted 38.6% of his long range looks. This is a significant increase from his 32.2% of triples achieved in his first 53 NBA contests. Hughes evaluates his specialist first season and second his season production with a historic three-point as follows. Danny Green, Buddy Heald, Bryn Forbes, Seth Curry And so on, and compare it to what Kisspert can do in his second year in Washington.