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Heat president Pat Riley explains why he traded for Dwyane Wade

What Heat president Pat Riley had to say in a conference call late Thursday afternoon, after acquiring Dwyane Wade and Luke Babbitt via trades:

• On how the Wade deal came together with Cleveland: “This was a relatively short notice situation. There were at least a couple weeks into discussion about a lot of things.... When you do calling and talking and working, sometimes at the end of the process, when other teams are trying to trade for the same players you might be interested in, someone like Dwyane’s name might come up. It’s something that happens all the time when you’re active in the market.