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Miami Heat: So, ‘The Ringer’ doesn’t think Pat Riley is a top 5 Executive?

Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley gestures as his team plays against the Detroit Pistons during the first quarter of their NBA game at the Palace in Auburn Hills (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

The Miami Heat are always apart of the conversation, but that’s because Pat Riley keeps them there. So, among ‘tankers’, how is he not a top 5 executive?

The Miami Heat are a team that are known for outworking and outhustling their competition. They are almost always prepared to outwork their opponents, ready to grind them into submission by simply putting forth more effort than anyone else.