Riley bluntly said he would not appreciate Butler! I hope he can live a lifelong life with the Heat and will chase Durant in the offseason

On May 10, if you want to say that the team that is the lowest than expected this season, then the Suns and the Heat will definitely be considered. The 76ers are lower than expected because of injuries, which is understandable. The Suns have the super three super giants and they also made the playoffs last season, but they didn't make the playoffs this season. Therefore, the Suns also planned to break up their grand formation in the offseason and rebuild the team around Booker. The Heat only achieved the tenth record in the Eastern Conference this season. Although they made it to the playoffs, they were swept out by the Cavaliers.

Heat have reached the Finals twice since 2020. Although they don’t care about the regular season data, no one dares to underestimate them in the playoffs. Relying on Butler’s toughness and Spoel’s strategy, they can always do the best. Their poor record this season Butler’s departure is the key, but after the trade sent Butler away, they also got Wiggins, but without the support of the super giant, Spoel is also powerless. As a veteran strong team, they will definitely not be content with the status quo. The operation of the Heat in the offseason is worth noting.

Today, their president Riley attended the team's season summary conference. He talked about the situation of the team this season. He was first asked about Butler's question. Riley said: There is no doubt that Butler's departure has indeed had a great impact on the team, but I will not apologize for refusing to renew his contract. Butler's incident is ugly. I just don't appreciate him other places. I like this person. This kind of thing will happen. I wish him all the best. After that, Riley talked about Butler's refusal to play and his remarks on the court. He said: If I were a coach, I would tell the players, let them keep their mouths shut forever, and when you recover and return to the court, we will talk about training camp, but the current player era is different from before. Riley was famously cold-blooded during his coaching period. He often asked players to practice more, and many players complained about this, but they did achieve real results.

Then he was asked about the team's operation during the offseason. After all, Hiro is facing a contract renewal. Riley said: Hiro is very important to us. We need more players to play their value like him. I hope he can live a long life in the team. We have discussed with him about contract renewal. I also talked with him personally. As our plan progresses, you can see the results. For us, there is no doubt that Hiro is worth our contract renewal in advance.

Hero is probably a player who knows that although he can perform well in the regular season, his value will be greatly reduced in the playoffs. Hero has poor confrontational ability and average athletic ability. It is easy to be targeted by his opponents on both offense and defense in the playoffs. Garland will post a list to play him. In the regular season, Hero averages 24 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. Such performance does seem to be worth renewing.

But in the playoffs, he averaged 17.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was only 41.5%. Like the Lakers' Reeves, he is a regular season player and will be targeted by his opponents in the playoffs. The reason why Hero was recognized by Riley is probably because he is obedient enough. Friends who often watch Heat games should know that Riley likes obedient players more. You may not have much ability, but as long as you are obedient, I will give you a contract. Riley's desire to control is too strong. He then talked about the team's swept by the Cavaliers in the playoffs. Riley said: those two losses were humiliating. They might be the last factor that prompted us to make changes. We realized that we had to completely break up the roster and rebuild, but we had never done this before. 13 times, we could always find a way to rebuild a team that is respected and competitive. Riley seems to be very confident about the team's future.

It seems that the Heat are planning to make some moves in the offseason. According to famous reporter Stein, the Heat and the Timberwolves are considered to be the teams that are interested in Durant this summer. After a bad season of 37 wins and 45 losses, Riley revealed his team-building ideas, which will become the focus of everyone's attention. In fact, it was reported that the Heat were interested in Durant. This team is a big market and they are also attractive to big-name stars. After all, the team has many outstanding role players, and top coaches like Spoel.

If Durant can be introduced, the Heat will definitely be stronger than it is now, but it is hard to say whether it has the strength to compete for the championship. After all, Durant is almost 37 years old, although Durant is still at the level of a top scorer in the league. Later, Riley was asked whether he would choose to retire. Now he is 80 years old, just like the past 60 years old. I am full of fighting spirit and love this arena. I had a meeting with the team boss. He told me to continue working and I will continue to do this and try to make this team better.

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