If Dwyane Wade returns, can the Miami Heat make a run at the whole thing and best the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference?
“That is a team that can win the Eastern Conference definitely,” Lieser said on the Marc Hochman Show with Zach Krantz. “That’s a great starting five with Dragic, Wade, Deng, Bosh, and Whiteside. You’ve got Josh McRoberts as maybe a guy giving you 25, 30 minutes off the bench. You’ve got Justise Winslow who everyone is excited about. Mario Chalmers, as frustrating as he is to people, is absolutely a capable, serviceable backup point-shooting guard…
“Chris Andersen is 37 years old but he can get you 15 to 20 good minutes off the bench… You’re talking about a nine-man rotation there that is really solid.