The Miami Heat have the ignominious distinction of being the most expensive team to ever miss the NBA playoffs. With a roster that may be locked in for at least another year, not much in the way of youth in development, and a number of teams below them in the Eastern Conference standings who could be poised to make a leap in the hierarchy (chief among them the New York Knicks), the outlook may be bleak for them to avoid that fate again in 2019-20.
The status quo may be grim, but there are scenarios where the Heat could find themselves with a sudden influx of salary cap flexibility.