"I think we have enough respect for each other that we texted each other once the deal went through just to wish each other the best on it," Spoelstra said. "And we also have that respect that you want each other to learn about the respective players without any kind of influence."

Friday, the silence was broken, the uneasy truce between Jimmy Butler’s side of the story and the Miami Heat’s side when it came to the past two months of unease that led to Thursday’s finalization of the trade of the former All-Star forward to the Golden State Warriors.

Asked how his team has dealt with the drama the past six weeks, which included three Butler suspensions, Spoelstra said: “I’ve had it with different teams. I felt it was less with this team, and

The recent trade deadline saw the Heat bring in Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson in hopes of retooling for another playoff push. Of course, they also wanted to de

With the Miami Heat trading away Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors, they welcome Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, and Davion Mitchell to the group. Before the Heat took on the Boston Celtics on Monday night,