"As talented as anybody I've ever seen in that space, a really unique basketball mind," Spoelstra said. "I've known Rob for going back to when I was an assistant coach working with [former Heat guard] Mike James. That's how I got to know Rob. And he worked with Mike, and Mike was the player I was in charge of developing, so I had to figure who he was spending his evenings with. And I was really impressed with that work.