Abdul-Quddus was placed on IR last season after suffering a neck injury. It appears that the neck injury is not healing as expected and that could be a problem. Miami’s number two behind IAQ is Michael Thomas and he is set to test the free agent market.
“It was a little more than what we thought. So we’re trying to go through the tests and make sure we have the correct answers for him. He’s heavily involved in what we’re doing so we’re still a little bit aways from an answer.” Adam Gase via the Palm Beach Post
Originally the injury was reported to be a shoulder injury but later it was discovered that there was some neck issues.