ejftw wrote:MartinToVaught wrote:IIRC, Jimmy was one of the guys Kawhi tried to recruit here but he was set on going to Miami. Not much we could have done about that. It's the Sixers who should be kicking themselves.
How I remember it as well, and, ironically, we helped Miami clear enough cap to sign him as well, getting Miami's first this year, which, we sent for PG.
But hey, Jimmy wanted Riley, he wasn't changing his mind
FTR we got the Miami pick in the Tobias Harris trade.