[Charania] Rival executives say “it’s clear” that Pat Riley wants “his whale.” The Miami Heat are expected to be in the hunt again for Giannis Antetokounmpo this offseason or whatever star they can find that they believe can be that number one guy.
Zion to the heat
Mmmm, boy, are you fat - Riley to Zion
That animal Blundetto
I can’t even say his name
Your brother Terry Rozier, whatever happened there…
20 years in the front office. i wanted Dame, i compromised, I got Thomas Bryant.
Heard Zion had a 95 lbs mole removed from his ass
Anyway, that’s who will lead the Heat now
Riley wanted Giannis but he compromised and ate grilled cheese with Zion off the radiator instead.
Heard Riley did 20 years in the can
Oh, you think thish ish funny? 😡
I like-ah basketball player you can grab ontoo samting
Miami is a small city. Zion moves in, he could tip it ova.
I hear Zion’s out 6-8 weeks to have 95-lbs mole taken off his ass
Dat did-dent happen dat thing you said
And that close to the beach, if he took a dip it might raise sea level enough to flood the city
Give me 1000 lbs
…1000 more?
All due respect, you got no fucking idea what it’s like to be the fatest one. Everything you eat effects every facet of every other fucking meal
Can’t spell Heat without Eat
Fat Riley
That is just a great comment sir
Lmao.
Miami better get them cuban sandwiches at the airport ready and stocked
He did say he was looking for a whale!
Or Ja
upcoming Heavyweights sequel starring Pat Riley in Ben Stiller’s role.
When he said whale I don’t think he meant literally..
Freaky Z can’t be trusted in MIA man
Source: Kelvin Benjamin considering a career in the NBA. He’s been training at the local Golden Corral and he’s ready for a new career
lmfao
I need to see that
Lmaooooo
Peak
I’d actually love to have Zion on the Heat.
I’m here for it.
That would lead to a lot of child support payments in his future.
Not a bad pickup honestly. Zion, Bam and Wiggins is a nice trio up front.
Hell yeaa, 2019 draft big 3 of Zion, Ja and Tyler Herro
We do have a blog called All You Can Heat so that might entice him
Here’s a novel idea: what if we spent the next couple of months just actually talking about the nba playoffs
Ain’t nobody here watching basketball
We got some solitaire to play!
That’s probably it. They sell more drama than ball.
Also Lakers stars got hurt so now they don’t have anything to speak on. That was 90% of the content lol
It feels like the NBA media really doesn’t give a fuck about the on-court product and operates solely for engagement
I can’t cite an example of the NFL, MLB, or NHLs media operating the same way but I’d be happy for someone to prove me wrong
ESPN in particular really does not seem to care about the on court product. It’s so frustrating and it’s why their broadcast remains obviously the worst one
I can’t stand shams. There, I said it. At least woj had like a dad vibe going on that, despite being one of the least Interesting talkshow/podcast guests, made him sort of lovable.
Shams just seems arrogant, but at the same time just totally uninteresting and mediocre.
I’d be very surprised if there’s anything left to say on the Bucks, but you know these shills will find something.
I’m a Bulls fan and I feel for you guys, the media keeps getting worse and worse.
Why don’t they talk on Wemby lol, the guy is a walking advertisement and he’s coming off an injury into his first playoffs.. like why isn’t “playoff Wemby” not being discussed to death? The guy will elevate his game to win and none of us know what that looks like.
Playoffs?
Who ya coming out of the playins?
East: sixers (7) hornets (8) West: blazers (7) suns (8)
Hbu?
same but I have clippers over suns
What about attacking each other’s mvp opinions?
Shams doesn’t give a solitary fuck about anything regarding the on-court product.
Get ready to hear about how Jovic is worth at least one FRP!
Shadowy voice calls the Bucks:”hey how’d you like Nikola Jo*ic”
As a Blazers fan that was such a miserable summer
Yeah everyone was tired of that pretty quickly, bracing for more BS this offseason
I’m not even sure he’s worth the cost of the ticket to fly his ass to Guangdong
Nikola “Fuel surcharge” Jovic
Man he really fell off this season, what happened?
I’ve been out on him since last year, if you ever actually watch him he’s a 6’10 guy who plays like he’s 6’3, has no handle and inconsistent shooting. His passing is bad, always pulls the receiving player a bit out of position so they aren’t able to get a shot off. Moves like a baby giraffe. Just a big guy uncomfortable in his body, basically.
Admittedly couldn’t hang with the new approach. Admitted like last week :(
Is it crazy to say he’s worth atleast 2 FRP??
Best they can do is Jaime Jaquez and a protected first and how dare Bucks fans be insulted at that literal king’s ransom.
He’s worth attaching a pick to get rid of him
Or how Ware is barely worth a late first, or Tyler isn’t worth a frp.
It’s only one letter off. How much of a discount do you want?
Ya baby, the Big 3 Era is coming to the Heat.
Get ready for Giannis, Thanasis, and Alex to dominate!
I’ll take it over whatever the fuck we’re doing right now
I’ll take Whatever The Fuck We Are Doing for one thousand Alex.
No he’s gonna cost you three mil
Fuck it I’m a dolphins fan we’ve drafted Ted Ginn and his family before, let’s sign Giannis and his family to the HEAT.
Somewhat unrelated but a funny thing I see talked about by Heat fans is how they wouldn’t be able to tolerate a rebuild and lose their fanbase. As if I haven’t seen my football team win a playoff game since I was 9 bro, these mfers don’t know pain
Welcome to Miami, Ja
That would be a crazy Scarface remake
Ja Wick: Miami Vice
Rozier is 80% of Ja, may as well pick Rozier up again.
Pat Riley is going to bitch out like he always does. The man hasn’t traded for a superstar level player in 2 decades. Let me repeat that: Two. Decades.
Yet for some reason his name always pops up in these trades for every star that comes on the market. Why? I have absolutely zero idea at this point. We’ve heard this same story over and over again and people just continue falling for it, including Shams.
1). Jimmy was 6 years ago
2). He was proven right in not getting Dame, KD, Irving, etc
Jimmy was a free agent signing, not a trade.
Technically it was a sign-and-trade, but Jimmy would’ve just signed there outright if the teams hadn’t been able to make something work.
but Jimmy would’ve just signed there outright if the teams hadn’t been able to make something work.
We didn’t have the cap space to sign him outright. It had to be a sign and trade or nothing at all.
Don’t disrespect the legend Josh Richardson like that
It wasnt
Absolutely wild that you consider season ending injuries as “proven right” lol
Also that they consider the Heat being a play-in team for 3 straight years a success
Reminder that the Heat as an 8 seed took out the Bucks on the road to the final
While wildly impressive and absolutely worthy of praise for the accomplishment, it’s still just selling a fantasy that they’re doing anything but treading water right now.
Cursed for tanking, cursed for being a mid team that tries to be competitive. You could say the same in a lot of the whiteside heat era but they ended up being okay and going to 2 finals right?
I mean, of the teams to criticize over the past 2 years the Heat really aren’t one of them.
Reminder Bucks actually won a title with Giannis
I’ll take 3 in 20 years over 2 in 50 years
I’ll take 1 in the last 10 years over 0
Why not? Throwing the future away for a has been that completely disintegrates is objectively a bad business decision
Being declined is not being proven right lmao
How exactly was he right in not getting Dame, KD, Irving?
You can’t predict acl/achilles injuries, and seeing as they’re an accumulation of a bunch of little things that all have to go wrong who’s to say they even get hurt elsewhere? Maybe they’re rested more, maybe they’re not shouldering the load of the offense because they have more depth, etc etc
The problem is Pat overrates the hell out of his guys. He wasn’t proven right by “not getting”. He never had a chance because he thinks guys like Herro and Jovic are untouchable. I know Bam got 83, but tbh looking at that roster there isn’t a single guy, not one, that should be an untraceable centerpiece of the organization.
I feel like he’s over-adjusting to make up for letting Wade walk or something.
Part of it is because the Heat usually don’t comment, so other sources can just say whatever. But also, this is always Riley’s strategy, so it’s safe to say.
Well the Heat kind of have to do something this time. This is a .500 ball roster with your two best players already in their prime. So moving forward as is just means a 5th straight play-in game next year.
Whether that “something” is go after a star or blow up the team is totally up for debate. But they really can’t just do nothing material this offseason and pretend next year will be any better.
So we will see.
We have seen. Many, many times.
I don’t totally agree. Wade retired and they went right out and got Butler. And it’s only been 2 years since Butler. I think they overestimated the ability of Bam and Herro to carry a team over the last two years, but it’s obvious now what their ceiling is.
So I know they’ve swung and missed a variety of big names, but they’ve never really been in this dire of a situation before. They really have to either go all in or blow it up.
If I am being honest and serious, you are absolutely correct. I loved the Jimmy runs, they were poetic and powerful. Giannis has always been the next real target, and I think they will get it done this time.
Well the Heat kind of have to do something this time. This is a .500 ball roster with your two best players already in their prime.
You could have said this about the Heat for a few seasons now, unfortunately. Actually, people have.
Knicks fan salty about Riley?
Butler was technically a trade btw
The heat want to always be competitive so they never get good draft position or accumulate picks. Same with bulls. Therefore they just don’t get the assets to make big trades.
You’ve got to make the decision to go in another direction for several years to accumulate assets and talent at the cost of winning. OKC and the Spurs are good examples of this done right with a bit of luck.
Lets fuckin go!
Miami will be drafting someone in the 413th round and we’ll like it
Just want this Giannis saga to be over
We are in the Greek Frieza Saga
This trade will happen in 5 minutes
How does he stack up against Majin Morant
Unfortunately it’s probably far from over
They are gonna milk this cow dry
“at the end of the day…”
Why
For the love of gawd Pat, tank and rebuild. Spo deserves some good young talent to mould. You’re going to have to give up a lot to get Giannis, if MIL would even take what little you can offer
He’s 81 years old he doesn’t have time for that
Maybe he’ll retire this year out of respect for Kobe
Pat Riley doesnt really make decisions anymore and hasnt been for a while .
You’re getting downvoted but you’re right. Nick arison is the final decision maker now.
Lol like I’m just trying to tell them who runs the show now
Spo deserves some good young talent to mould.
If Spoelstra cared about these things, he could just leave. I kinda stopped feeling sorry for him at some point because there are at least 20 other teams that would take him in a heartbeat.
ya but hes probably loyal and MIA has taken care of him. At this point he might be their best talent, I dont see either side looking to depart from one another, why would they. That being said, this method of team building hasnt really worked in a while. Going to the finals with Jimmy was kind of a perfect storm, I dont know how much of a contender they really were, the opposition has gotten way better and left them behind
Pat and Andy are stuck in the pre cba ways. Its ridiculous to watch these too clowns run the team this way. I wish I could see a proper rebuild for this team
If she ain’t 280 she ain’t a lady
More cushion for the pushin!
Poor Heat fans are just stuck media churn for eternity without ever doing anything. I’d almost feel sorry for them if they weren’t so insufferable. #HEATculture
Hilarious since you literally just described the Bulls 😂
At least the weather’s nice, and I’ve heard Giannis wants to play somewhere warm with an organization that has Culture ™️
😭
Lol who needs your pity? Heat will be out of playins hell in 2-3 years max. One way or another.
I too want a whale. Preferably with most of it in the ass.
Kyle Lowry is retiring, though.
Dear diary: The ass was fat
Shams thinks he looks way cooler in that jacket than he actually does
He’s trying his best. Not sure there’s a combination of hair and outfit that makes him look cool. He lacks aura.
The Heat actually have a solid team they just lack a star or a true number 1 option on offense. Giannis would be perfect fit
Im sorry but a bam and giannis duo while gutting our team doesn’t feel like a perfect fit at all lol.
You mean if he wants to go there because giannis is even more bipolar than Jimmy and that feels weird to say .
A lot of those solid pieces would probably be gone in this scenario. If they got a deadline deal they could at least bring back someone like Norman to try and replace Herro. Now timing has to fall into place and trade Herro then sign Norman among other things like losing Rozier for salary.
It’s pretty crazy that this is coming from a team that has someone who just scored 83 points in a game and in his prime.
A team with Bam as the #1 option is a first round playin exit
Totally agreed. Just saying that Bam’s game is such an enigma.
Bams one of the worst scorers in the league, bottom 30 no jokes look it up
Bam isnt a real option 1 in Pat’s eyes I guess. Empty 83 indeed.
If at first, second, third, fourth, fifth you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Hopefully Pat can wake up from his half a decade long nap at his desk and actually do something this year lol
Sharpen the harpoons
Fuck Shams
Smokescreen before they go for Kawhi.
Actually…
Same shit every year. He’ll strike out again
I’m tired boss
Go home to your family Pat
Did nobody read Moby Dick? Things didnt exactly end well for Captain Ahab
Shams lookin extra shiny today
Pat Riley deserves to be fired from GM
this ain’t 26 year old lebron, it’s 34 year old injury addled Giannis. tf.
How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?
Go draft one then
Heat always do this and get nothing.
As a Heat fan, I’m not very excited about anyone… I want the team to succeed, but Miami’s problems go far beyond the “finda star player” right now, and I can’t understand why Pat is trying to convince Giannis or any other player to play for the team if hes not going to pay the player in the future and make the fans see the player leave again.
I mean it’s dumb to pay someone big long term money if you’re convinced it’s a bad investment. Whether that proves to be the right decision or not is entirely up to chance.
For the Jimmy situation I don’t think any serious person thinks we should have paid him. It’s not like we would be better off for it rn.
Pat “Captain Ahab” Riley
Zac Lavine to the heat confirmed!
if the Heat landed Giannis he would be a force under Spoelstras coaching.
Perfect fit
Tale as old as time
Lol. Lmao even.
Riley is not the Godfather anymore. He gets clowned by stars.
The annual whaling expedition
They finally have a decent package too.
I don’t blame him. Pat is probably ready to retire, Andy is not looking good like wheelchair bound and missing a foot or something, and Mickey surely wants one more before handing over the franchise to his nepo baby who will surely destroy everything 😭
Please someone punch shams please all he’s done is talk about Gianni’s
PAT NEVER GIVES UP LETSSSS GOOOOO
Would be not different theme staying on the bucks
The mods should ban every Akumpo trade post until after the finals
WHITE! WHALE! HOLY! GRAIL! 🤘
Between herro, Wiggins, davion Mitchell, jovic, 3 tradeable 1sts and 2-3 pick swaps, would the heat have a pathway to both Ja and Zion?
Both guys gotta have some pretty low value by this point, right? Probably impossible, but man would that be a weird-ass team I would love to see.
getting giannis at this point in his career is total bait
It’s gonna be real scary next season when they get 80% of the offensive production of Giannis
Charms works very hard guys, please don’t make fun of him.
Pretty sure whaling is illegal under the MMPA of 1972. Gonna have to get your whales the old fashioned way.
Babe wake up new “superstar connected to Miami” story just dropped
I heard this one before
Enough of Pat Riley bloke missed out on lillard , Mitchell , now he’s posturing for giannis
Imagine 8% body fat Zion though.
We hear this every year before the trade deadline and during the offseason, regardless of whether they have the assets. Invariably, nothing happens. Please stop taking the bait, Shams.
Wasn’t the guy they told, “you’ll never win another championship without us” that whale they were looking for?
Why do ppl not talk about that guy looking like a Hunger Games character more
Shams is absolute shit when it comes to TV. Like get him him off TV. Yeah ok he’s a mouthpiece on twitter but he has 0 skill to be on TV.
Another Captain Obvious moment for the geniuses and ESPN. Congratulations to them
I mean he did get two-way Wiggs.
Giannis going to the heat and dominating while the Bucks struggle without their picks would be an amazing end to this saga.
Hopefully Giannis makes it clear he won’t extend except for certain teams.
Please beat us today hornets
What an absolute hot garbage panel of “analysts”. Who watches this?
Shams is becoming a caricature of himself.
You’ll take a Julius Randle and you’ll like it
How is Shams Charania’s hair that black and glimmery?
He’s 32. He’s too young to be dying his hair and pushing the “hair gloss” slider all the way to the right
I don’t think the Heat are gonna sell all their assets for Giannis. I think they’re gonna hold out for Anthony Edwards.
Ship Paul George off to cheese land in exchange for a nice Greek salad.
Giannis never scored 83, thats all im gonna say.