NBA: Power Ranking Each Team’s Starting Five Entering 2016-17

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Nov 1, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (right) celebrates with Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow (left) after Winslow made a three point basket during the second half at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 109-89. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (right) celebrates with Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow (left) after Winslow made a three point basket during the second half at American Airlines Arena. The Heat won 109-89. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

20. Miami Heat

Projected Starting Five: Goran Dragic, Josh Richardson, Justise Winslow, Chris Bosh, Hassan Whiteside 

I’m just going to assume that Chris Bosh is going to play next season, just to get that out of the way. Even with him in the lineup, though, the Miami Heat still have a lot of proving to do.

For one, they need to prove that this Bosh-Hassan Whiteside dynamic will work. It didn’t last season. Can Goran Dragic be the lead guard that Dwyane Wade was? Difficult to tell right now, but there’s no question that he has the talent.

Josh Richardson and Justise Winslow are really talented, but are they ready to take on starter roles? Not sure.

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