In the lane

Dual views: Goran Dragic, as he resumes his workouts at AmericanAirlines Arena, offered what likely is the consensus view in the Heat locker room about the offseason departures of starters Josh

Richardson and Hassan Whiteside. “With Josh, I was a bit surprised. I was sad to see him go,” Dragic said. “But at the same time, I think he’s going to do well in Philadelphia. He’s a great player, great team player who is great around guys in the locker room. And H too, I think for H it’s good for him that he got a fresh start. I wish him all the best. We’ll see how all those two guys are going to play. I know when we’re going to play against those two guys, they’re going to go harder against us, so we have to be ready.”

Speaking of: Then there was Dragic on Bam Adebayo, speaking the day before the Heat announced picking up the 2020-21 option on the third-year center. “First off, he’s going to get more minutes, more exposure. He already got tested and we know what he can do,” Dragic said. “He’s a great player, great screener. He brings a lot of energy to the team and I feel like this year is going to be different — more minutes, more responsibility. Everybody feels like, including me, that he’s ready for this big step in his career.”

Speaking of too: As for Whiteside having moved on to the Trail Blazers, the former Heat center has been effusive about his relocation. “I think you guys will really enjoy the blocks, the dunks, the rebounds, me flexing,” he said in an interview with NBCSports Northwest. “As far as the team, I definitely want to increase on the record from last year. This is potentially the best team I’ve ever played on talent-wise, and it’s not many times you get a real shot at winning the championship” Whiteside said.

No beef: Don’t expect fireworks when the Heat face the Detroit Pistons this season, at least when it comes to Heat offseason acquisition Jimmy Butler and Pistons offseason pickup Derrick Rose. In his just released autobiography “I’ll Show You,” Rose disputed the notion of being at odds as Chicago Bulls teammates in 2015-16. “I always was cool with Jimmy, no matter what they were saying in the media,” Rose wrote. “I was always cool with all my teammates. That’s what it is having teammates. I never had a problem with Jimmy. No confrontation, no argument or anything. In fact, when Jimmy had his trade stuff come up in Minnesota, he was confiding in me and I was counseling him, understanding what he was going through, how it wasn’t right.”

Waiting game: As the clock continues to tick toward Bradley Beal‘ s deadline for accepting his Washington Wizards contract extension, Wizards general manager

Tommy Sheppard continues to play defense, aware that potential suitors, such as the Heat, would love for Beal to be available in 2021 free agency.