5 Bold Predictions for the Miami Heat This Season

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2. Dwyane Wade Will Continue to Be the Team’s Best Player

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When Bosh was signed to a five-year, $118 million contract in the aftermath of LeBron James departing for Cleveland, many expected the veteran big to take over as the best player on the team.

While Bosh’s season unfortunately ended due to a blood clots ailment in February, the 44 games that he did appear in showed that the 31-year-old veteran is better suited in a secondary role rather than a leading one.

There is no doubt that he is one of the better offensive players in the league—he averaged 21.1 points per game last season. However, the other areas of his game, namely rebounding, leave a lot to be desired.

Despite the fact that Wade will turn 34 years old during the 2015-16 season, this team will remain his for the present and foreseeable future. The 12-year veteran is coming off of a fine season which saw him lead the team in scoring for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

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D.J. Siddiqi grew up in the heart of South Florida in Broward County. Growing up in South Florida during the late 90's and 2000's, D.J. witnessed the Pat Riley years where the Miami Heat faced off with the New York Knicks all the way to the painful late 2000's seasons where the Heat were a one-man team with Dwyane Wade. D.J. has closely followed the Heat over the past decade-and-a-half, and unfortunately witnessed Game 2 of the 2011 NBA Finals in person when the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 15-point deficit to knock off the Heat. D.J. has writing experience as a columnist with sites such as Bleacher Report and Rant Sports, and he is proud to bring his knowledge of the Heat and the NBA to Heat Nation.