A six-pack of Heat and Marlins notes on a Tuesday:
u25aa There are so many interesting story lines during this Heat winning streak, and here’s one with long-term ramifications:
Is what we’re witnessing from Dion Waiters merely a hot streak or the transformation of an NBA player from decent to very good?
The answer is critical, because it will go a long way in determining whether Miami decides to make a legitimate offer to him this summer.
Waiters believes this is more than a hot streak. In his fifth year in the league, he said he “definitely” has turned the corner as an NBA player and cited Toronto’s Kyle Lowry as one example of a player who didn’t blossom until his fifth year.