Post#1643 » by MettaWorldPanda » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:27 am
In the wake of the NBA trading deadline, Miami Heat President Pat Riley emphasized that his team’s involvement was about more than acquiring Victor Oladipo and Nemanja Bjelica.
He insisted it also was about protecting the future of Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson with his franchise.
“You can’t let go of those two assets, you can’t, because they could become truly great,” Riley said during a video media. “They’re very, very good players right now, and I think they’re probably a year or two away from making what their early max could be from a production standpoint.
“So I’d hate to have that come back at us if we were to do something and try to move them. But we’re not going to. So from that standpoint, what happened [Thursday] is you’re going to see Duncan, you’re going to see Tyler.”
-This is what Pat Riley had to say after the trade deadline. He’s matching Duncan.