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Out of playoffs last season, Heat expect to bounce back

Oct 16, 2015 at 3:52p ET

Oct 16, 2015 at 3:52p ET

MIAMI (AP) Everyone knows what went wrong for the Miami Heat a year ago. Chris Bosh got sick and missed half the season, Dwyane Wade was sidelined for 20 games with injuries, LeBron James left town and the Heat run of playoff appearances came to a screeching halt.

That was then.

These days, the Heat are more consumed with thinking about what went right. They swung a deal to acquire point guard Goran Dragic, found a possible star center off the NBA's scrap heap in Hassan Whiteside, got lucky on draft night to land Justise Winslow with the No.