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

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Tyler Johnson

Tyler Johnson Miami Heat

Tyler Johnson enters his second season with the Heat and will receive every opportunity to be the primary backup at point guard behind Dragic.

While Johnson played mostly shooting guard during his rookie season, the position is stacked with Wade, Green and Josh Richardson. Johnson will shift to point guard and if he proves to be more than adept at the transition, the Heat will likely feel more at ease in trading away Chalmers.

At just 23 years of age, the undrafted free agent has a lot of room to grow as the organization looks to further develop him.

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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.