In today’s NBA there are a few things that are really different from the way that they used to be. The Miami Heat were the pioneers or the platform for quite a few of these changes or advances in the Association. For starters and probably most apparently, the players are more wealthy and more powerful than ever.
Secondly, players move around from team to team more than they ever have throughout the entire history of the league. Lastly, players take off more games for nothing, or load management, than ever before.