Erik Spoelstra said Goran Dragic, coming off December knee surgery, isn’t ready to play 32 minutes a night when he makes his return, perhaps on Saturday against visiting Detroit.
But when Dragic — who has missed 40 of the Heat’s past 42 games — is ready for his regular minutes, Spoelstra faces a difficult decision, with these seemingly the most realistic options:
u25aa Dragic joining Dion Waiters in the starting lineup, with Josh Richardson, Kelly Olynyk and Hassan Whiteside up front, and Justise Winslow moving to the bench.
That quintet has been outscored by eight points in the 10 minutes they have ever played together, all coming last season.