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Pat Riley shuts down trade talk, hopes Bam Adebayo is with the Heat his entire career

The Miami Heat lost the 2023 NBA Finals, and as such, they have been under a spotlight over the last few weeks. How can they improve to become the best team in the NBA? That will be the offseason question for Miami.

Jimmy Butler is the team’s star, and it seems like, to the media, everyone outside of him is dispensable.

Players like Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo have been thrown around as trade targets for teams looking to deal a superstar for a young cornerstone.

Adebayo is 25 and just now entering his prime, so general manager Pat Riley isn’t exactly to move the star center.