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As LeBron James returns to Miami as member of Lakers, Heat’s philosophy hasn’t changed

The Heat doesn’t believe in tanking for a high draft pick. Not now, not when LeBron James left, not ever.

“We appreciate that because after LeBron left, everybody would probably just lose and get a pick or something like that,” Heat point guard Goran Dragic said. “But like we always say, no excuses. We always want to be competitive and we always go with who we got, and just try to make them better as players.”

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