What's better for the Heat, winning or losing in Play-In?

Here we are again, and most Miami Heat fans would prefer this season ends in the play-in, rather than the playoffs, to improve lottery odds. Do Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander agree? A study of the options, and what might be best for the franchise.

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• https://www.si.com/nba/heat/author/brady-hawk

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