The Oklahoma City Thunder are trying to trade Russell Westbrook, and the Miami Heat seem to be first in line on his list of potential suitors.

Should the Heat ultimately acquire Westbrook, it would mark the second big trade Miami has made this offseason, as they previously landed Jimmy Butler in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers at the start of free agency.

But would trading for Westbrook actually be a good move for the Heat?

I get it. Getting Westbrook would give Miami a couple of All-Star players and a really exciting backcourt. The Heat have been pretty boring the last couple of years, so adding Westbrook alongside of Butler would provide some excitement.

The problem is, the fit isn't very good. As a matter of fact, it would be terrible.

We know the book on Westbrook by now. He plays the game at 110 mph night in and night out, which is a double-edged sword. He is a good defender when he is locked in, but he also tends to gamble for steals. He can rack up triple-doubles in his sleep, but he is an inefficient volume shooter who can shoot his team out of a game.

Basically, Westbrook requires a very certain set of players around him to be successful, and the cast of characters he would have in Miami does not fit that criteria.

Because Westbrook is a poor perimeter shooter, he needs a ton of shooters around him. Not only that, but he can't really play with another ball-dominant star, particularly in the backcourt.

Butler is not a great three-point shooter, and he is the very definition of a ball-dominant star in the backcourt.

So, what exactly is Pat Riley trying to do here?

If Westbrook couldn't make it work with Paul George, who is a fine perimeter shooter, what makes Riley think Westbrook can hit it off with Butler?

As a matter of fact, another one of Miami's best scorers is the ball-dominant Dion Waiters. Just imagine a lineup of Waiters, Butler, and Westbrook all on the floor at the same time. That doesn't sound too pretty.

It's not like the Heat have shooters, either. They ranked just 21st in the league in three-point percentage this past season, and they haven't done much of anything over the summer to rectify that problem.

To me, Miami's interest in Westbrook reeks of desperation and an attempt to try and right the ship after falling out of contention the second LeBron James left South Beach during the summer of 2014.

Ever since then, the Heat have been on a steady decline and have had cap issues in addition to a dearth of young talent. They've been good enough to earn a low seed in the playoffs or just miss out on the postseason, but they haven't been bad enough to land a top pick.

As a result, Miami has become a treadmill team, the type of term that every franchise around the NBA dreads.

Trading for Westbrook and his $170 million contract would not solve that problem. It would only compound it.

A duo of Butler and Westbrook has disaster written all over it.