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

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Luol Deng

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Luol Deng returns for a second season with the Heat. Although he may not have been the big free agent signing Pat Riley raved about last summer, he was a consistent and stable presence for Miami as he saw action in 72 games with no serious injuries.

The 30-year-old enters the season as the starter at small forward, but may not end the season in that spot because of No. 10 overall pick Justise Winslow waiting in the wings.

Deng won’t be depended upon to carry a large scoring load, which will work in his favor as he enters his 12th NBA 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.