Pat Riley refused to lose Wayne Ellington: 'It would have killed me to see him go' Posted Jul 13, 2017 A week ago, the scramble was on. Gordon Hayward had informed the Miami Heat he was signing with the Boston Celtics. And Pat Riley was sweating the small stuff. He didn't want to lose Wayne Ellington. Rarely during the opening week of NBA free-agency does a team deal with anxiety when it comes to their seventh-leading scorer. But this was different. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)