The Heat were part of a similar recruitment-pitch process in July 2010, as one of six teams allowed to make pitches to then-Cleveland Cavaliers free agent LeBron James in Cleveland. Riley, former Heat center Alonzo Mourning and Heat General Manager Andy Elisburg were part of that process that was aided by Riley putting his NBA championship rings in front of James. The Heat signed James that summer, advancing to four NBA Finals and winning two NBA championships with James before he returned to Cleveland in the 2014 offseason, winning this season's championship with the Cavaliers.