MIAMI _ It starts Wednesday night for the Miami Heat on the road against the Orlando Magic. The lingering question remains whether there will be a jumpstart, whether Jimmy Butler will become part of the process of creating Pat Riley's next generation of the Heat.
For now, the primary storylines are Dwyane Wade's "One Last Dance" and whether Dion Waiters, James Johnson and Hassan Whiteside can reinject themselves into the rotation with meaning, as they last did during the 30-11 close to the 2016-17 season.
Against that backdrop, a look at NBA 2018-19, with a few projections and predictions.
