Turning the clock back to 2015, the deal deadline for the 2014-2015 season to be exact, the Heat struck a last-minute three-way deal with the Suns and Pelicans after weeks of secret talks. The Heat sent out multiple role players, with protected first-round picks in 2017 and unprotected first-round picks for the Suns in 2021, getting the Golan Dragic brothers.
The most crucial thing in this deal is the unprotected first round of 2021 that was sent out, and if it is placed today, it is equivalent to selling the first round of 2028.
In the seven years that Dragic played for the Heat, he averaged 15.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, and scored 20+ points in the first round of the playoffs in the 2019-2020 season, and finally helped the Heat reach the Finals.
Of course, this final has to mention another person - Jimmy Butler.
We go back in time to 2019, when Jimmy Butler had a serious disagreement with the Timberwolves, with Butler arguing that the team should have himself at his core and Towns as his assistant. In the end, the two sides broke up, and the Heat became the frontrunner in pursuing Butler, but Patreeley insisted on sending Vites in the trade, which was rejected by the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves eventually sent Butler to the 76ers.
But Butler, who played for the 76ers for half a season, was also not satisfied with the positioning given to him by the 76ers, and Butler insisted that he was Embiid's big brother, not the younger brother.
In the end, after becoming a free agent in the summer of 2019, he joined the Heat by signing first and then trading, and Riley only gave Richardson as a trading chip.
Joining the Heat Butler finally got what he wanted, and although the big forward Adebayo was selected for the All-Star Game and became the no. 5 center in the league, he was still willing to be Butler's little brother, which was the result that Butler wanted, and the united Heat finally reached the Finals in 2020.