At the very least, after he uttered those words, the Grizzlies' players and fans all had a clear and ambitious goal.
The Grizzlies' championship parade ended, and the 2011–2012 season was officially declared over.
But the 2012–2013 season was hot on its heels.
Here, it needs to be mentioned that although fans see most NBA trades starting from the draft, that isn't actually the starting point for trades; in theory, they can start as soon as the previous season ends.
So while the Grizzlies' championship parade had just ended, some very interesting news began to be reported.
The focus, naturally, was Miami.
Local Miami media Five Reasons reported an incident that occurred in the Heat Team after the end of the previous season, the 2010–2011 season.
After the team's season-ending defeat, James went to Pat Riley's office and demanded that the team fire Spoelstra, and he hoped Riley would come back to coach the team like he did in 2006.
