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

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Goran Dragic

Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat

After being signed to a five-year deal by the Heat this offseason, Goran Dragic enters the 2015-16 season as perhaps the franchise’s second-most important player.

It is no secret that Dragic helps the Heat play at a fast pace, and Erik Spoelstra will likely cater to such a style considering the weapon he has at point guard.

In 26 games with Miami last season, the Slovenian point guard averaged 16.6 points and dished 5.3 assists per game while converting at a 50.2 percent clip of his shots attempted.

It is not an understatement to say that the Heat’s success will largely hinge on how well the veteran point guard performs next 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.