Perhaps it is better that Pat Riley vented on May 6 regarding Jimmy Butler and that his words were allowed to resonate before the Heat necessarily had to or have to act.
Because of a new wrinkle in the league's new collective-bargaining agreement, teams, for the first time, will be afforded a headstart when it comes to exclusively negotiating with their own free agents.
Miami Heat scouting staff moves on to assessing draft talent sun-sentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sun-sentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Heat left polarizing offseason realities sun-sentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sun-sentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An analysis of Wednesday night's Miami Heat-Boston Celtics sun-sentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sun-sentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.