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

  • ColonelWKurtz@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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.

  • Giannis1995@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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.

    • n0th1ng10@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      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.

  • ef14@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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).

  • junker359@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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.

  • shanmustafa@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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

  • bravof1ve@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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

  • Groundhog_fog@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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.