I mean objectively they could’ve pretty much had any player that was available for trade this off season and ended up doing absolutely nothing I don’t understand what was Pat Riley’s thought process genuinely
This post looks so dumb 24 days later…
Not really. They missed out on two names that carry massive contracts. Dame would’ve been great but Beal wouldn’t moved the needle in my opinion.
Heat to the finals confirmed
No. Riley most likely thinks he can get either KD or Embiid by summer 2024. I don’t think he can pull it but I think this is why he didn’t want to pull the trigger now for Dame or Beal.
the “we gonna be unstoppable uniting with Jimmy Butler” problem
Trust me, I would not trade this past off season for the Hornet’s.
They literally went to the NBA finals
So no
Their rivals in the east got much much better. They got worse this past offseason, losing two starters who were key shot makers for them. If max Strus doesn’t hit 7 3s in that play in game, they miss the playoffs.
Could they have had anyone available for trade? Didn’t really seem that way to me.
No
The Heat are fine.
They have a contending team already, there’s not much point in going for big moves unless your biggest star threatens to leave (Hi, Bucks).
I don’t want to puff up Strus ans Vincent or anything, but they did let them the two of them go without getting anything back for either. Those guys aren’t all stars, but they were pretty important last season.
Riley has had such a good run that it feels like every move is rationalized into genius. The Heat were an okay regular season team last year and had a good, but a little flukey run through the playoffs. They had an average scoring margin of about +4 per game in the east playoffs sustained in part by shooting that was a little lucky. Good, but not dominant.
It really seems like they let key guys go because they were lining up for a big trade that never came. They’re returning a team that is at best neutral relative to the one they had last year in the regular season. Does Herro coming back make up for the guys they lost? Maybe! But it does feel like they aren’t showing any kind of urgency to maximize what’s left of Butler’s prime. Riley seems to prefer the churn and not mortgaging the future too much, but that may bite them at some point.
They weren’t important at all they’re easily replaceable.
You would not have made the finals last year if they hadn’t shot like crazy lol.
They shot badly during the regular season. The previous season they were #1 in 3 pointers. They just went back to their normal in the playoffs.
Celtics fans and making excuses when they lose to the Heat is a common theme.
they lose two rotation pieces in Strus and Gabe
Jimmy, Bam, Lowry, Caleb, Duncan, and Love are all still there, and Herro coming back
they added Bryant who’s a good RS innings eater, and Josh is solid, they’re going to rely more on Highsmith and Jovic, and give Jaquez a chance
to me, they seem about as good as last year, so no, and they still have their assets
They should’ve just put everything on the table for Lillard. They were being needlessly stingy and got burned.
It’s not like they would’ve needed to give up Adebayo. They were just hoarding assets that come playoff time won’t make a difference anyways. It was a matter of ego
WTF do you mean “they could have had any player that was available for trade this off season??” With what assets? Aside from moving their identity in Bam and Jimmy, they tried everything they could. And Josh Richardson 100% makes their team better.
Still making finals this year, fumble deez nuts