Photos of the two of them together were posted online, stirring up quite a commotion.
It was another story of two people making up.
The Jazz also offered Deron a one-year, $2.3 million contract, hoping he could return to Utah for the final stretch of his career.
The reason the Jazz were willing to offer him a contract was much the same as the Heat's.
Deron could still teach Mitchell plenty, and he'd also built up quite a following in Utah back in the day.
Though plenty of fans resented him for driving Sloan into retirement, the two parties involved had made up by now, so the fans naturally let it go.
It wasn't that the Thunder couldn't match the offer for Deron. They just didn't think he was worth that much.
At $550,000, Deron was a bargain. At $2.3 million, he was merely decent value. After all, Oklahoma City didn't have any die-hard fans of the "little fat guy."
So before long, Deron signed with the Jazz as a free agent, returning to his old team.
Unless something unexpected happened, he'd probably retire after playing out the next season.
It was a satisfying way to bring his career to a close.
The previous three players hadn't been easy to keep.
But the Thunder were determined to retain Grant.
As their most dependable wing, Grant was far more useful than Roberson.
Compared to Roberson's extremely specialized skill set, Grant was clearly much more versatile.
He was balanced on both ends, had an excellent build, and wasn't lacking in talent.
July 6.
The Thunder officially reached a contract extension with Jerami Grant.
They kept the promising, two-way wing on a three-year, $27 million deal.
It was the Thunder's first move to retain a player that summer.
Then, two days later, Dwyane