""The first thing I look at: Games played. When you get anywhere between 75 and 82 games for frontline players, and that happens four or five years straight in a row or something like that - these guys want to play.""
""For [Andrew Wiggins] to be out anytime, he had to be hurt. And that's why I love [Bam Adebayo]. I mean you can count on him every night and, today, that's not the case (with other players).""
""I'm not against load management. I'm not really against it. We don't do it here. ... You find the players - maybe draft them - who play every night or play a lot of games and don't have injury histories.""
Pat Riley's end-of-season press conference highlighted the Miami Heat's focus on player availability and injury history in offseason planning. The team faced significant injuries, with key players missing numerous games. Riley stressed the importance of games played, citing Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo as examples of reliable players. He acknowledged load management but stated it is not practiced with the Heat. The team's strategy will prioritize players who consistently perform and have fewer injury concerns.
Read at Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog
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