Up next for Heat is NBA bargain bin in buyout market: Westbrook? Ibaka? Saric? Barton? Ross?

After failing to find a trade partner at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Miami Heat next get a chance to do what they do best — recruit.

Although Pat Riley’s roster did not change at the deadline beyond the offloading of Dewayne Dedmon, the fallout from the deadline could yet add a missing piece or two for the Heat on the buyout market.

For now, the dust first has to settle, with players not retained by acquiring teams at the deadline having to pass through the 48-hour waiver period before becoming free agents.

There also is not necessarily a rush for teams to waive such players.

The only requirement of the buyout deadline is a player must be waived by March 1 in order to be eligible for another team’s playoff roster.

The Heat have two exceptions worth about $4 million each to sign free agents, but cannot use both without moving into the luxury tax.

But with the offloading of Dedmon to the San Antonio Spurs, the Heat have the wherewithal to fill two roster spots for players with playoff eligibility.

Among the Heat’s options:

— Convert the two-way contract of undrafted rookie center Orlando Robinson to a standard deal.

Ahead of Friday night’s game against the Houston Rockets at Miami-Dade Arena, Robinson had eight remaining NBA days on his two-way contract, a timeline that otherwise could have him out of the Heat picture as soon as after the March 1 home game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

— Cycle through a series of players on 10-day tryouts before selecting one or two for the playoff roster.

Players can be signed for up to two 10-day contracts before they either must be signed for the balance of the season or be waived.

Camp prospect Jamaree Bouyea is currently with the Heat on such a deal.

— Sign one or more players from the buyout pool.

There essentially are three pools of players who stand as part of the post-deadline transaction pool.

Trade castoffs: Many players moved over the past week were included in deals merely as a means of balancing the transactions under the salary cap, or for teams to open roster spots for incoming players.

Among the leading men potentially to fall into that pool are Russell Westbrook, Danny Green, Reggie Jackson, Patrick Beverley, George Hill, Dario Saric, Serge Ibaka, Justin Holiday, Svi Mykhailiuk, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones, Frank Kaminsky, John Wall, and, yes, Dedmon.

There already has been conjecture of reciprocal interest between Westbrook and the Heat, although the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns also would make sense from a logistics standpoint for Westbrook.

Fresh starts sought: Teams often hang on until the deadline for out-of-rotation veterans with expiring contracts in case salary matches are required. From there, there often is the courtesy of allowing such players to pursue playoff or playing-time opportunities elsewhere.

Among veterans who could fall into that category are Washington Wizards guard Will Barton, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, Orlando Magic forward Terrence Ross, Utah Jazz forward Rudy Gay, Detroit Pistons center Nerlens Noel, Pistons guard Cory Joseph and New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose.

Former Heat forward Kelly Olynyk also could fall into this group, but does have a partially guaranteed $3 million on his Utah Jazz contract for next season, making it more likely he remains in place.

Seeking back in: The March 1 deadline for playoff eligibility does not apply to those who have yet to play in the league this season. Such players can be signed until the April 9 final day of the regular season and still be playoff eligible.

Players in that category include Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, DeMarcus Cousins, Hassan Whiteside, DJ Augustin, Eric Bledsoe, Derrick Favors, Carmelo Anthony and Greg Monroe, to name a few, as well as players who might return from overseas, such as Dwight Howard.

Heat needs: Scoring and something bigger at power forward.

Barton would appear a quality fit from a scoring perspective, particularly amid concern about the falloff of Victor Oladipo prior to his current ankle injury.

From a size perspective, Saric or Ibaka could be a fit, although there are questions about whether Saric shakes free from the Thunder and Ibaka’s desire to push forward at 33.

Land Barton and Saric and the Heat arguably are a better team that entered the trade deadline, perhaps even better than anticipated had there actually been a trade.