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For the first time in his career, Jimmy Butler was able to pick where he wanted to play this past summer, choosing to sign with Pat Riley and the Miami Heat. Butler says “the sky just opened up” during his free agent meeting with Riley, the Heat’s president and architect. “We’re in this meeting, we’re […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley tried to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves when the four-time All-Star requested a trade last season, but the Philadelphia 76ers struck a deal with Minnesota. Riley was upset because Butler was a player he was heavily enamored with. The Hall of Famer thought he had missed out on […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley is one of the most aggressive basketball minds out there. He made a big splash this summer by acquiring four-time All-Star Jimmy Butler from the Philadelphia 76ers, giving the Heat a new franchise player in the post-Dwyane Wade era. Miami has started the season at 9-3 and looks well on […]

Add Kendrick Perkins to the list of player-turned-analysts that believes Hassan Whiteside is not as good as most people believe. Perk, who recently signed a two-year contract with ESPN, was upfront about his criticism of the 30-year-old center during an appearance on “The Jump” with Rachel Nichols. “The great Pat Riley fooled them, and sold […]

The season hasn’t even started and already, Dion Waiters of the Miami Heat is already in the center of a drama-filled spat between himself and his team. On Sunday, the Heat announced that they were suspending the 27-year-old for his conduct that was deemed detrimental to the team. According to reports, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard […]

Miami Heat team president Pat Riley has recently shed some light on the suspension handed out to veteran forward James Johnson after the 32-year-old reported back to training camp overweight. According to Riley, Johnson left him with very little choice, and that he does not regret sending home the 6-foot-8 forward under the condition that […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley thinks All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler “had a perfect week” with Miami in the first week of camp. From getting an early training session at 3 in the morning, to bringing intensity to practice, Butler is doing everything Riley thought he was going to do when the Hall of Famer […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley says small forward Jimmy Butler is a top-10 player in the NBA. Riley has been enamored with Butler for quite some time. He tried to acquire the four-time All-Star last season when Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the post-Dwyane Wade era, Pat Riley has found his […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley believes acquiring Jimmy Butler is a “real” step in the direction of bringing a championship back to Miami. The Heat acquired Butler from the Phiadelphia 76ers this summer in a sign-and-trade deal involving Josh Richardson. Riley and Miami tried to acquire Butler last season when the All-Star requested a trade […]

Meyers Leonard didn’t have a hard time adjusting to his new life in Miami, with Miami Heat president Pat Riley making sure he feels welcomed. Leonard was traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Heat in a four-team trade in July. He shared that after the deal was sealed, Riley immediately sent him a […]

It’s unlikely that Miami Heat fans have fully moved on from Dwyane Wade’s retirement, but they know that he is having the best life with the executive that he spent most of his playing days with. The recently retired player posted a video on his Instagram account of him and team president Pat Riley in […]

There is very little doubt that Miami Heat team president Pat Riley will go down in history as one of the greatest front office executives in the league. The 74-year-old’s unmatched expertise was once again on display this summer, as he engineered a string of moves that have brought life to a Heat squad that […]

The Miami Heat officially acquired star small forward Jimmy Butler on Saturday, a move president Pat Riley has been trying to make for quite some time. When Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the beginning of the 2019-20 season, the Heat aggressively tried to acquire Butler. The Philadelphia 76ers ended up getting […]

The Miami Heat were a surprise participant in Day 1 of the free agent frenzy, and they definitely made a splash. A fair amount of people believed that this was going to be a quiet summer for Heat team president Pat Riley and his organization, but lo and behold, Miami just keeps on keeping on […]

Tyler Herro drew a lot of attention with his flashy suit during the 2019 NBA Draft. Herro was eventually selected by the Miami Heat, and team president Pat Riley had something to say on the rookie’s suit on Thursday. Herro sported a floral suit, which reportedly represents his high school and college team. The inside […]

There has been some talk that the Miami Heat could potentially trade big man Hassan Whiteside, but Heat president Pat Riley says that no such discussions have been going on: “There’s nothing going on,” said Riley, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. “He’s going to come to training camp like everybody else this […]

The Miami Heat have ushered in a bit of a youth movement in recent years. Regardless, team president Pat Riley expects point guard Goran Dragic to remain the starter in the 2019-20 NBA season. Dragic is entering the fifth and final year of his current deal. According to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, riley […]

Juwan Howard once starred as a player for the Michigan Wolverines, and now, he will be coaching them after his stint as assistant with the Miami Heat. The former Fab Five member has accepted a job to become the Wolverines’ head coach, replacing long-time coach John Beilein who accepted the vacant HC post with the […]

Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ season ended, they were stunned by Magic Johnson’s resignation as the team’s president of basketball operations. No one from the team knew that he had planned on doing that until he said it himself in an impromptu press conference before the team’s final game back in April. For a brief […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley wasn’t surprised one bit by Magic Johnson’s comments about the Los Angeles Lakers and general manager Rob Pelinka on Monday. Riley and Johnson, of course, have a very close relationship. The duo won five titles together with the Lakers. Johnson went on ESPN’s First Take on Monday and said Pelinka […]

Former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh had his career shortened by blood clots, but even before the unfortunate events took place, he was part of one of the most dominant teams in NBA history. Back in 2010, the Heat signed both Bosh and LeBron James to team up with mainstay Dwyane Wade. The trio spent […]

The 2018-19 season did not go as planned for the Miami Heat. Despite their high payroll, the team went just 39-43 and missed the playoffs by two games. However, change is coming in Miami, and team president Pat Riley promises that brighter days are ahead. “Every now and then, I used to call it, you […]

Pat Riley has been a member of the Miami Heat organization since 1995, and he doesn’t plan on leaving any time soon. Well, at least until he retires, anyway. According to Five Reasons Sports Network, Riley said that he will “absolutely” finish his career with the Heat. Riley immediately held autonomy upon joining Miami in […]

One of the most emotional moments of the evening — perhaps even the entire season — centered around Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and his final game for the team. Following Miami’s 113-94 defeat at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets, an endearing moment took place involving Wade and long-time Heat team president Pat Riley. […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley regrets not giving Dwyane Wade a max contract in the summer of 2014 after LeBron James left South Beach to go back to the Cleveland Cavaliers. After James left, Riley and the Heat gave Wade a two-year, $31.125 million deal. Wade left the Heat in the summer of 2016 and […]

You could tell that Dwyane Wade was going to be special during his rookie season, when he led the Miami Heat to the second round of the playoffs before finally bowing out to a very strong Indiana Pacers team in six games. But Wade’s true breakout year where he truly put himself on the map […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley says from day one, he knew guard Dwyane Wade was going to be a special player. The Heat drafted Wade with the fifth overall pick in the legendary 2003 NBA Draft which included LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. We all know the rest of the story. Wade has established […]

It turns out Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem was afraid of Pat Riley when he first played in the NBA in 2003. Haslem made the revelation during an interview with The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears on April 3. “I used to be scared of Pat Riley when I first got here. Not physically scared of […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has forged his way beside Pat Riley as the only coaches to win a division title in each of their first five seasons as a head coach. Per Elias Sports via Warriors PR, Kerr clinched the division after their dominant 137-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. […]

For a while now, it has been known that Pat Riley recruited LeBron James to the Miami Heat in pretty confident fashion by dropping his championship rings on the table. Now we know that not only did he do the same to Chris Bosh, but we know exactly what happened: .@chrisbosh joined #CrossoverTV and spoke […]

Miami Heat team president and former coach Pat Riley was the person who hired Erik Spoelstra into the Heat organization as a video coordinator. Now, Riley and his protege share common ground in their burning desire to make the playoffs year-in and year-out. Riley spoke to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: “Sometimes […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers spoke about his career trajectory on Sunday afternoon, crediting a trade to the New York Knicks and playing for Pat Riley as reasons becoming a coach: Doc Rivers when asked about the trade that sent him to the #Knicks back in 1992 – “That trade changed my life. […]

While the free-agent class of 2019 is widely regarded as one of the most talented classes of recent years, it appears that Miami Heat team president Pat Riley has already set his eyes on next year’s class. Speaking to Heat broadcaster Jason Jackson, Riley shared his big plans for the summer of 2020: “We’ve done […]

Pat Riley should have seen this coming. The Miami Heat re-signed Dion Waiters and James Johnson to expensive, multi-year contracts in the summer of 2017, and added Kelly Olynyk from the Boston Celtics on a similar deal. Continuity is indeed of utmost importance in the NBA, and it seemed unlikely Miami would build on the […]

There was a time when everything Miami Heat president Pat Riley touched turned to gold. The man could sell you an igloo in the middle of the desert and have you convinced that you would be able to make use of it. His shrewdness was at an all-time high during the summer of 2010, when […]

When LeBron James left the Miami Heat in the summer of 2014, Heat president Pat Riley says he saw a dynasty fly out the window. James signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014, ending his four-year run in South Beach with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Heat went to four straight NBA Finals during […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley is channeling his inner Dwyane Wade, as the 73-year-old Hall of Famer says he doesn’t want to retire until the Heat win another championship. Back in 2006 when the Heat were down 2-0 to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, Miami was on the verge of going down 3-0. That’s […]

During an awesome one-on-one interview with NBA legend and current TNT personality Kevin Garnett, Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade says he “needed” Pat Riley and Miami’s guidance to begin his NBA career. Garnett says before Wade got to the Heat in 2003, players didn’t want to come to Miami because of how crazy Pat […]

The Miami Heat host the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday evening, and once the game begins, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra will pass Hall of Famer Pat Riley for most games coached in franchise history. Spoelstra, who became the head coach back in 2008, is currently tied with Riley for games coached in Miami history at […]