The Miami Heat were seemingly in a state of paralysis. They were in NBA contract purgatory with seemingly misplaced and misguided contracts on the books, that not only held their salary cap hostage but couldn’t be flipped for better talent due to the undesirable nature of the players and their corresponding contracts.
While Pat Riley ensured the world and especially the Miami Heat faithful that he would bring another title to this franchise and fan base before he called it quits, it was hard to envision when correlating those thoughts and proclamations with the current salary cap and roster situation.