A blockbuster three-team swap retools the Lakers’ frontcourt with future stars, gives the Warriors a younger face in Dalton Knecht plus Finney-Smith’s glue, and injects Brooklyn with a fresh start.

It didn’t matter what Damian Lillard wanted. But you also start here: It did matter what Jimmy Butler wanted. Because here the Pat Riley and the Miami Heat stand again, at a crossroads of desire and ...