IN THE LANE

THE ROADBLOCKS: For those still unclear about trade permutations for Kevin Durant and who the Brooklyn Nets can take back, it comes down to what the NBA terms the Designated Rookie Extension. Basically, you can have up to two such players on your roster at the same time, but only one who has been acquitted via trade. For the Heat, Bam Adebayo falls under that category, with possibly (not not as likely) Tyler Herro next. Because the Nets acquired Ben Simmons while he is under such a deal, they therefore cannot acquire such a player while Simmons still is on their roster. The current list, according to The Ringer: Zion Williamson (New Orleans), Ja Morant (Memphis), Adebayo (Miami), Devin Booker (Phoenix), Luka Doncic (Dallas), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia), De’Aaron Fox (Sacramento), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City), Jamal Murray (Denver), Donovan Mitchell (Utah), Simmons (Brooklyn), Michael Porter Jr. (Denver), Jayson Tatum (Boston), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota), Andrew Wiggins (Golden State) and Trae Young (Atlanta).

BACK AT IT: Having returned to his day job, Philippines coaching legend Tim Cone reflected on his time with the Heat at summer league and the lessons he hopes to export.“These are things I’m wrestling with right now, because I have been exposed to some new things, and I certainly like to try some of them out,” he said, having stepped away from his team’s season to work with the Heat earlier this month.“I wanted to observe everything I could possibly do, but I also did not want to be intrusive and get in the way, so it was also a delicate balance trying to do that.” Cone worked Heat summer league at the invitation of Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who is of Filipino descent. Next year, the Oregon-born 64-year-old will be coaching against Spoelstra and Team USA in the World Cup, with the Philippines among the host nations. “It’s indescribable how great it was,” Cone said back in the Philippines of his Heat experience.“I don’t have words for it.”

GLUE GUY: When it comes to Heat “glue guys” over the years, James Posey arguably met that definition as much for the 2006 championship Heat as anyone on the Heat rosters that won NBA titles in 2012 and

‘13. Now the journey of enlightenment continues, with the former Heat forward being named a Washington Wizards assistant coach. Having gone on to also win an NBA title in 2008 with the Boston Celtics and then in

2016 as a Cleveland Cavaliers assistant, Posey arrives to Washington after spending last season as an assistant coach for the University of Virginia women’s team under Hall of Famer Tina Thompson. He previously spent five seasons coaching in Cleveland.“We will be able to lean on his playing and coaching experiences to help the development of our players,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr.

BOTH SIDES: The Heat wound up with placements both on Spotrac’s list of best and worst offseason free-agent signings. The agreement with forward Caleb Martin ranked tied for fifth (with twin brother

Cody Martin re-signing with the Charlotte Hornets). Of Caleb Martin’s deal (three years, $20.5 million at the taxpayer mid-level exception), the salary-driven website noted,“Miami still got great value for the Taxpayer MLE amount for a player who should have played more in the Eastern Conference Finals.” On the list of worst signings, the two-year, $9 million deal of backup Heat center Dewayne Dedmon was listed at No. 8 because,“Dedmon seems like a minimum salary big man at this point. The Heat couldn’t even play him by the end of their playoff run. Omer Yurtseven might already be better as a backup for Bam Adebayo.” Interestingly, the 76ers’ signing of Tucker from the Heat for $33 million over six years was No. 7 on the worst list, with it noted,“that $11.5 million player option in Year 3, when Tucker will be 40 years old, already looks really bad.”