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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…

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 ...

Tim Reynolds: Pat Riley, 77, says he's not going anywhere: "I'm 77 years old and right now I can do more push-ups than you can right now." Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds What's the buzz on Twitter? Ira Winderman @ IraHeatBeat Heat's Pat Riley ...

MIAMI — The thought was simple and straightforward.