In the lane

RIO(-for-2): Make that two tryouts without an NBA offer, after the New Orleans Pelicans bypassed signing former Heat guard Mario Chalmers this past week in favor of Hollis Thompson and then Jarrett Jack. Chalmers, who has been out of the league since tearing his Achilles last season while with the Memphis Grizzlies, previously had a tryout with the Cavaliers. Chalmers also had the Grizzlies monitor one of his workouts before the recent tryouts. “We’ll see what’s next,” Chalmers told The Summer Podcast amid his tryouts. “I just want an opportunity. This is my first time being without basketball for this long. I’ve been playing basketball since I was two.” The Heat would appear an unlikely landing spot for Chalmers due to the presence of Goran Dragic, Tyler Johnson and Josh Richardson. Among the reasons the Heat dealt Chalmers early in the 2015-16 season, in addition to trimming their luxury tax, was to open more time for Johnson, who since has been signed to a four-year, $50 million contract. WADE’S WAY: That defensive indifference during last Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game? Dwyane Wade said he just might have been the culprit in absentia, dating to when he broke the nose of Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the 2012 game while representing the Heat. “That could have changed the landscape of competitiveness,” he said. “Guys just want to come out of All-Star weekend healthy. That game was very, very competitive.” TANK TALK: Add Magic coach Frank Vogel to the list of those who understand why some value the tactic of tanking, but also why he refuses to be an active participant. “As a coach, you worry about one thing, and that’s getting a group of guys that haven’t won in five years to learn how to win,” he told the Orlando Sentinel. “That’s more important than any [drafted] player you can add. But I understand that perspective. That strategy has worked wonderfully for organizations, and it’s failed miserably for organizations. It’s a high-risk type of thing.” BIG MAC: The player formerly known as Sheldon McClellan, the former University of Miami guard who made it with the Washington Wizards this season as an undrafted free agent, used the All-Star break to formally change his name to Sheldon Mac. As he explained to multiple outlets, including CSN Mid-Atlantic, McClellan was the name of his biological father with whom he has had no relationship. With the approval of his mother he made the move, which he said he had held off on to avoid confusion during the draft-evaluation period. He said he bypassed his mother’s last name of Johnson for Mac, because of the “swag” of the name and because friends had already referred to him as Mac. Now the question is how long until the confusion sets in with former Butler guard Shelvin Mack, who plays for the Utah Jazz. LEN-ARD!: Yes, that is former Heat guard Voshon Lenard added to the list of those who have signed up to play in the Big 3 halfcourt league this summer. Among the recent additions is former Heat guard Marcus Banks, joining former Heat players such as Jason Williams, Rashard Lewis, Ricky Davis, Mike Bibby, Jermaine O’Neal, Smush Parker and Jamario Moon. The league’s teams will tour as a group starting June 24, with former Heat guard Gary Payton as a coach and former Heat guard Roger Mason Jr. as commissioner.