Miami Heat
2019-20What were the Miami Heat in 2019-20, and what needed front-office attention?
MIA 2019-20: the clearest roster problems were Rim protection. The strongest covered areas were Creation, Passing connectivity, Interior finishing. The main rotation-player dependency cases were Goran Dragic. Structural basketball need, injuries, replacement lineups, and financial constraints are reported separately.
What can be trusted
Supported strengths — production, who carries it, and what money is already committed.Full reading
MIA 2019-20 Creation: this was a team strength; production ranked at the 100.0 league percentile. Jimmy Butler III supplied 24.8% of the team's above-replacement production in this area. No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season. The team already committed substantial or redundant cap resources here.
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MIA 2019-20 Passing connectivity: this was a team strength; production ranked at the 100.0 league percentile. Jimmy Butler III supplied 24.0% of the team's above-replacement production in this area. No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season. The team already committed substantial or redundant cap resources here.
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MIA 2019-20 Interior finishing: this was a team strength; production ranked at the 84.6 league percentile. Bam Adebayo supplied 21.2% of the team's above-replacement production in this area. No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season. The team already committed substantial or redundant cap resources here.
What needs attention
The clearest roster problems the evidence supports.Full reading
MIA 2019-20 Rim protection: this was one of the team's clearest roster problems; production ranked at the 15.4 league percentile. Bam Adebayo supplied 49.3% of the team's above-replacement production in this area. No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season. The cap allocation to this critical need was comparatively low.
Every covered basketball function (11)
| Function | Reading | League percentile | Largest contributor | Recent availability | Salary commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creation | SupportedTeam strength | 100th percentile | Jimmy Butler III · 24.8% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Defensive event creation | SupportedMiddle of the league | 58th percentile | Jimmy Butler III · 33.1% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Interior finishing | SupportedTeam strength | 85th percentile | Bam Adebayo · 21.2% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Passing connectivity | SupportedTeam strength | 100th percentile | Jimmy Butler III · 24.0% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Point-of-attack defense proxy | WithheldBasketball conclusion withheld | — | Justise Winslow | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Rebounding | SupportedMiddle of the league | 69th percentile | Bam Adebayo · 40.0% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Rim pressure | SupportedTeam strength | 81st percentile | Jimmy Butler III · 31.0% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Rim protection | SupportedCritical team problem | 15th percentile | Bam Adebayo · 49.3% | No recent availability layer for this season | Comparatively little salary committed to a critical need |
| Screening | WithheldBasketball conclusion withheld | — | Justise Winslow | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
| Shooting and spacing | SupportedMiddle of the league | 73rd percentile | Duncan Robinson · 37.0% | No recent availability layer for this season | Heavy or redundant salary already committed here |
| Switch coverage proxy | WithheldBasketball conclusion withheld | — | Justise Winslow | No recent availability layer for this season | Balanced or context-dependent salary commitment |
Who the team depends on
What disappears when a player is removed — and whether an observed replacement five exists.
MIA lineups performed 4.1 points per 100 possessions better with Goran Dragic than without him. The best supported alternative was [Jimmy Butler III, Meyers Leonard, Bam Adebayo, Duncan Robinson, Kendrick Nunn] over 908 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Jimmy Butler III · Meyers Leonard · Bam Adebayo · Duncan Robinson · Kendrick Nunn
shrunk net 7.708 over 908 possessions
on floor 3,603 possessions · off floor 4,048 possessions
Function loss, lineup performance, and replacement-lineup evidence remain separate; none is causal player value.
What injuries change
Recent absences and the basketball needs they created or worsened.No governed recent game-level availability layer exists for this season.
Where money is tied up
Cap position and salary allocation — shown beside the basketball picture, never blended into it.Most salary is mapped to passing connectivity; the highest-need area is rim protection. Salary-to-function mapping covers 84% of charges.
Exact figures
Exact transaction legality withheld — no exception-usage, cap-hold, and transaction ledger evidence.
What the evidence cannot answer
Deliberate abstentions — where the database refuses a conclusion rather than guessing.- Point-of-attack defense proxy: Basketball conclusion withheld
- Screening: Basketball conclusion withheld
- Switch coverage proxy: Basketball conclusion withheld
Exact transaction legality: Exact transaction legality withheld — no exception-usage, cap-hold, and transaction ledger evidence
Team-season situation report. Structural basketball quality, recent availability, player dependence, replacement lineups, and financial position remain separate. No acquisition recommendation, transaction grade, coaching grade, outcome claim, or causal value is inferred.