chris grant and david griffin deserve all the credit in the world. chris 1st, then grant.
these 2 GMs are REAL GMs. pat riley had about 3 years to clear cap space and collect assets / tank for his super team.. but failed to collect assets and just dumped salary.
chris grant actually had a REAL plan and executed it. a plan that wouldnt just handi-cap them to 3 players. but a plan that enabled the team to have actual depth while still retaining assets and picks.
riley is a joke of a GM. forget him and his hair grease. hes a product of hype. those players just decided to use his market as the meeting place so they just kind of fell in his lap, then the media crowns him some type of godfather, then the fans follow suit. if anybody did the recruiting of the big 3 in miami, it was DWade.
but chris / dan / david get NO credit, it seems. its just been the lebron decision / lebron is the GM.
chris grant and david griffin... GM'ing done right.