The Miami Heat are heading into a season that sees them having something that they haven’t had in quite a few years. They are a team that features a top tier player in the league, one of the best players in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, and one that still has several prime years left.
While the Miami Heat seemed firmly in the driver’s seat for quite some time, as Jimmy Butler had seemingly wanted to be in Miami for a while, there were times when it seemed as though it wouldn’t happen. From the snafus they encountered while attempting to make the deal initially to having to rework the deal to get it somewhat finalized, it wasn’t as easy as the great Pat Riley made it seem.