You were a free agent, and at that time you left the Toronto Raptors to join the Miami Heat, be a sign and trade with Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra in that whole front office still basically intact.

They've added one of your teammates, Shane Battier.

Basically, many people think Miami will be a free agent destination, especially in the off season of 2021 when guys like Yannis could be available.

Kawhi Paul, George Victor Oladipo It goes on and on and on.

Do you see the heat as a desirable free agent destination?

Oh, yeah, Absolutely.

Um, if I were a free agent, that's where I would try to go.

You know, it's not only the city we could talk about how great the city of Miami is, which is great, um, great community, um, full of good people.

And you know other things that you might like to do if you really like the night life.

But more importantly, it's the organization.

Um, like I said before, it's all about championships.

So you're not going down there just to get some sun?

You know, it's a perk, but you're coming their toe work.

You're coming there, um, to, you know, work with, uh, great teammates, learn about teamwork and be professional and believe and make it happen.

So you know what that said?

I think it will always be a free agent destination, but it's a little more attractive when you have cap flexibility like they're gonna have in the next couple of years, so we'll really see what happens.

Azaz.

You know, the free agent pool gets closer.

I think they'll be able to make some moves, continue to draft well and continue to put a strong team together because that's what it's about.

You just need a good team to have a shot.

Yeah, there hasn't been a free agent, a big free agent last 25 years that Pat Riley hasn't wanted to get.

So of course they're gonna go after those guys.

But a big thing toe watch is what happens with bam at a bio.

Now, bam has the option of signing a huge extension this offseason.

He is gonna be a max player, or he could do what numerous players have done over the last 56 years and wait and push it back.

And if he waits and push it back to sign the following year, then it gives the Heat so much mawr off cap flexibility.

And it's interesting to point out that Bam and Yannis lieutenant coupe will have the same agent.

Doesn't mean they'll make the same choices, but they have the same agent.

If neither of them sign extensions this offseason, which they will both be presented with, watch out for the Miami Heat because it's an indication of what the possibility is right.

And I get what you're saying.

Wendy and I think Miami is attractive place to play.

You just look at their culture.

You look at Pat Riley exposure and what they developed down there.

And they are.

They are all about championships, let alone you could get down there and wiggle your toes in the sand a little bit when you need Cem, Cem, Cem Daylight right?

But when I look at bam to me, he's one of the top three Biggs in the league, right behind Anthony Davis and Yokich.

When he's able to bring to the basketball court and if I'm bam, this is his first big deal that he's about to sign.

It's kind of hard for him to push or pass on it.

This this off this off season because my grandpa always used to tell me, Don't pass up some for sure, trying to get some more.

And the thing is, is that on your big deal, you wanna have that security blanket?

You want to secure your future, and I get it.

But you know, and I don't mean to bring this up like in this instance, but it is what it is.

You know, You don't wanna have a that press Prescott situation where, you know he's, you know, negotiating the contract and God forbid you get injured.

So when you have that money on the table, in my opinion, I always tell the young guys, Go get your letters.