a concession to the times<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019re not good enough. We\u2019re not happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\u2014 As for seeing the need for an offseason impact move, \u201cI think we feel a need, that we should make the best move that we can.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 On that subject, he said, \u201cWe\u2019re going to try to hard to aggressively pursue opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Adding, \u201cBut I\u2019m not going to make a stupid move that\u2019s going to saddle us for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 As for potentially tanking, \u201cI\u2019m not going to change. I\u2019m not going to tank. I can\u2019t stand the word.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 He said there also is an eye toward cap space in the 2027 offseason, which could mean continued restraint.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Of the January 2024 Terry Rozier trade,\u00a0 Riley said, \u201cWe traded for a player that we felt, at that time, was a real upgrade to the roster.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Of settling for a second-round pick as compensation for not being informed by the Hornets of the Rozier probe, Riley said, \u201cWe didn\u2019t negotiate that deal. The NBA did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 He added, \u201cThat was not a very good situation. There\u2019s no doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Of extending Nikola Jovic last summer, Riley said he had Jovic on his lineup board at the time as a starter.<\/p>\n
\u2014 As for development, he said of coach Erik Spoelstra, \u201cNow it\u2019s really hyper-development. Spo and his staff does a great job with all these guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 He said a goal remains to find greater support for center Bam Adebayo, \u201cHe knows that Micky, Nick, myself, everybody that makes decisions in basketball operations are going to try to help him. Somebody who is different.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 He added, \u201cI hope we can help Bam. He deserves the help. He deserves to win more.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Of finding a big man to play alongside Adebayo, amid the team\u2019s uneven usage of Kel\u2019el Ware, he mentions of creating value (Ware trade?). \u201cAs far as Kel\u2019el and Bam, I like it. You\u2019ve got to be committed to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 He added, \u201cYou simply have to stay with it when young players are not performing at their highest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Riley said he would not trade Adebayo. Says Hawks (Trae Yung), Pacers (Domantas Sabonis), Raptors (Pascal Siakam) moves do not equate to Adebayo.<\/p>\n
\u2014 He added, \u201cI want to build this around Bam.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Riley said he still could see a prime free agent being added, but jokes that he regrets putting the word \u201cwhale\u201d out there.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Of extension windows for players this offseason, he said, \u201cWe have to show a level of discipline in extending guys out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 He said he appreciates Tyler Herro going forward with a preemptive foot procedure<\/a> later this week.<\/p>\n\u2014 Riley said when assessing a player \u201cgames played\u201d is the first thing he looks at.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Of Norman Powell and Andrew Wiggins being able to move into free agency, Riley said both have been told they would be welcomed back, with indications both want to be back.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Of the Heat\u2019s assets at the moment, Riley said, \u201cI think we\u2019re flexibility flush.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI \u2014 Miami Heat President Pat Riley held his annual postseason media session Monday at Kaseya Center. Among…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[114,123,125,2490,124,2295,110],"class_list":["post-248694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-latest-headlines","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-heat","tag-miami-news","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}