Pat Riley says that there’s winning and there’s misery. As the Heat wallow in the latter after a first-round sweep to the Milwaukee Bucks, Riley may look back at the trades he didn’t make.
Should he have given Danilo Gallinari the extension he wanted in February 2020? Jae Crowder left after one playoff run, and Trevor Ariza may also be headed out the door after a poor playoff performance. Should he have relented and traded Tyler Herro for Kyle Lowry?
But he should be kicking himself for the move that, with two years of hindsight, looks like a big mistake — trading for Chris Paul.