I completely agree that Riley took advantage of Wade. When they came together in 2010, Wade had already won a ring. He should've taken a back seat to no one then. Can't fault him for being a good guy and taking a bit less so that the organization could pay LeBron & Bosh. But the minute LeBron left in '14, Riley should've shown Wade the respect with the paycheck.

Then again, maybe Riley was taking a page out of Belichick's philosophy. How many dozens of Patriots are shown the door and not overpaid? And maybe Riley saw the lunacy of the Lakers in paying Kobe huge sums at the end of the career when Kobe was a shell of himself.

But no doubt Riley could have handled the situtation better. Riley should've made sure Wade played for Miami his entire career.