Miami Heat: Assessing Each Player’s Role for the 2015-16 Season

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Mario Chalmers

Mario Chalmers Undergoes Surgery On Right Knee

Yet another battle-tested veteran on the trade block, Mario Chalmers enters the upcoming season uncertain of which team he’ll play for.

There is little doubt the franchise is trying to unload Chalmers and his $4.3 million contract. However, while the team remains adamant about trading ‘Rio, they could wait until the trade deadline next February to unload his contract. This is because the luxury-tax bill is not computed until the season’s end.

If the seven-year veteran does return to Miami, he will serve as a primary option off the bench at both of the guard positions. Chalmers proved to be a viable scorer off the bench as a two-guard last season, and has started at point guard for two championship-winning squads.

He may be wildly inconsistent, but given he returns with the Heat, he’ll be one of the team’s top role players.

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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.