Five games into the NBA regular season is a little too early to be locked into lineups when a team is in the process of a rebuild. However some players on the Miami Heat roster have left coach Erik Spoelstra with his hands tied.
For instance, the future development of Justise Winslow has him fastened into the small forward position, even though the NBA’s stats tracker has him at an effective field goal percentage of 35.7. Furthermore injuries to Wayne Ellington and Josh Richardson placed Dion Waiters at starting shooting guard despite averaging less than 38 percent from everywhere besides the free throw line.