MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The 2014-15 season did not go the way that the Miami Heat had planned.
Injuries derailed their season and played a big part in Miami missing the playoffs for the first time in several years.
The first step for the Heat this offseason will be a few weeks of decompression.
Next comes some planning.
After that, some waiting.
The longest offseason in seven years awaits the Heat, who gathered Friday for some team meetings and a few goodbyes. The NBA playoffs start Saturday, and Miami will be in the most uncomfortable and most unusual position of all — spectators.