The Miami Heat have a great deal of positional interchangeability up and down the roster. It’s an asset in some cases, but in other cases when forced by injury to force square pegs into round holes, it can cause an uneasy transition. That was the case with Justise Winslow, who found himself starting at point guard for much of the second half of the 2018-19 season.
With Goran Dragic sidelined for 46 games and no natural fit at point guard, head coach Erik Spoelstra turned to Justise Winslow to start at the one. The results were reasonable, especially late in the season when Spoelstra moved Bam Adebayo into the starting lineup in place of Hassan Whiteside, as the ensuing lineup had a sparkling +19.