Re-signing Goran Dragic this summer is the most important step the Miami Heat must take if they want to return to Eastern Conference contention.
From the looks of it, it'll also be the easiest.
You almost never hear a player give up negotiating leverage by unequivocally professing his desire to stay with a specific team, but Dragic came close to doing exactly that, per Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post:
As long as I'm in a happy environment and a healthy organization, that's the most important thing. The next three, four, five years—I want to spend it on this kind of team, like the Miami Heat. They have great players, great coaching staff and great training staff.
Lieser also reported that Dragic called Miami his first choice.
Team president Pat Riley seems keenly aware of how crucial it will be to capitalize on Dragic's affinity, per Joseph Goodman Jr. of the Miami Herald:
The Heat can pay whatever it takes to keep Dragic, and the salary cap is irrelevant because they have his Bird Rights, which allow them to exceed the cap to retain their own free agents (wh ...
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Re-Signing Goran Dragic Would Set Table for Miami Heat to Rise Again Next Season
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