While the Miami Heat were negotiating trade packages for Jimmy Butler in January and early February, the Dallas Mavericks were silently moving toward a Luka Doncic trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.

While the Heat contingent was in its hotel in Chicago, awaiting Wednesday night’s critical game against the Bulls at the United Center, Chicago was resting several key players and losing big in ...

That’s because the Bulls already have clinched the tiebreaker against the Heat by winning the first two games of the season ...