The Miami Heat lost LeBron James this summer but they moved quickly to replace him with Josh McRoberts, Danny Granger and Luol Deng among other veteran signings.
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These signings have some believing that this current incarnation of the Heat roster is better than any of the ones that have been put together over the last four years.
According to Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel, the Heat roster without LeBron James will be better than the one with LeBron James if Dwyane Wade is healthy.
"I think you certainly can make an argument for the current roster, if you still believe Wade is an All-Star talent. Remember, in that April 27, 2010 loss to the Celtics, the Heat were able to get 45 minutes, 38 seconds out of Wade."
That’s a bold statement but it’s not all that unbelievable. After all the Heat won a title with Wade and didn’t have LeBron’s help back in 2006 so it’s not impossible to believe that the Heat will be competitive and potentially NBA Finals bound even without LeBron James on the team.
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