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MIAMI — An all-time great basketball player coming off one of his best seasons asks his team to trade him and puts the Miami Heat on a very short list of desired landing spots. Pat Riley spends his Hall of Fame career whale hunting, and suddenly a king-of-the-ocean-sized whale, Kevin…

NEW YORK — Brian Windhorst’s storytelling masterclass on ESPN’s “First Take” Friday morning put a spotlight not only on Donovan Mitchell’s potential trade availability in Utah, but also the Nets’ involvement in any potential deal. But it’s Ben Simmons — the darling of the deal with the Philadelphia 76ers for…

Sam Amick: Source close to the situation tells @TheAthletic that the Nets are expected to keep Ben Simmons. Some had rightfully wondered if there would be a ripple effect here on the 25-year-old's Nets future. Source: Twitter @sam_amick What's the ...

MIAMI — Pat Riley thought the Miami Heat had “an absolutely great year, a year we could really be proud of.” Yet the club’s longtime president did not listen to or read anything in the media as the season ended, saying, “I took a break from what I felt would…

Wednesday’s 5 p.m. deadline passed without action by Miami Heat power forward P.J Tucker, making him an unrestricted free agent.

The likelihood of a John Collins trade, league sources indicate, is as high as it's ever been. Collins just completed the first season of a five-year, $125 million contract, but the newness of his deal didn't do anything to downgrade external ...

Sacramento general manager Monte McNair has engaged in conversations around Hawks forward John Collins - among a slew of other established, productive players in the market - but there has been no involvement of the No. 4 pick in the discussions ...

MIAMI — The last time Pat Riley interjected himself into the discussion about an emerging Miami Heat center and utilization by coach Erik Spoelstra, things got sideways.

During Pat Riley’s 27 seasons with the Miami Heat, the franchise has won three NBA championships. The Heat has also made nine appearances in the Eastern Conference finals and six appearances in the NBA Finals during that time.

Will Manso: Pat Riley on Udonis Haslem, "we want him to be in this organization as long as he wants to be." Says he wants to have UD around, but they haven't discussed yet. He says UD still deciding if he wants to be on the court. "I'll sit down…

Brady Hawk: Pat Riley on Kyle Lowry's conditioning: "The bottom line with me and for me as far as hoping you can get the most out of a player…is that you have to be in world class shape, you just have to be." "He's definitely gonna have to address ...