Miami Heat: Whacky 4-team fake trade to become best squad in the East

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It’s been a crazy off-season for the Miami Heat already with multiple blockbuster trades, but what if the biggest one is yet to come?

The Miami Heat have pulled off the Houdini act this offseason by acquiring Jimmy Butler via a four-team sign and trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers but according to every media outlet, they’re not finished yet. Now that we’ve all had a taste, we’re waiting to see if Heat team president Pat Riley can pull off the David Blaine act next.

After the dust settled from all the free agent action for the Brooklyn Nets by David Copperfield, I mean Sean Marks, the rest of the NBA has turned its sights to the Miami Heat thinking surely they didn’t sign Jimmy Butler for him to run it solo. So far this summer, the Heat have been linked to John Wall and Bradley Beal, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul and now Kevin Love.

It’s getting a bit ridiculous after Riley missed out on Westbrook for refusing to include Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro in the deal with Oklahoma City. Most of Heat Nation knows the media just wants to see Miami wheeling and dealing, forgetting that Chris Paul makes a lot of money.

Let’s just take a sip of the national media Kool-Aid for this one, dive in head first, and see just how far the rabbit hole goes. Strap in. Keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times. The Miami Heat are about to become a contender.

We’re going to break down a blockbuster four-team fake trade that could happen between the Miami Heat, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards.