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The NBA landscape got a recent shakeup with the Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle trade.

The deal was finalized as a three-team trade between the Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets.

Headlining the blockbuster deal was Towns heading to the Big Apple in exchange for Randle and Donte DiVincenzo joining the contending Timberwolves squad.

After losing Isaiah Hartenstein to free agency and Mitchell Robinson to injury to start the year, the Knicks had a clear void in the big man rotation.

Towns’ addition instantly resolved that notion to help round out their talented new starting five.

For the Wolves, they gave themselves some more financial flexibility while also getting some win-now additions in Randle and DiVincenzo.

Striking out on Randle adds to the seemingly never-ending list of All-Star caliber talent that the Heat failed to acquire.

That said, there’s a case to be made why the Heat both should and shouldn’t have pounced on an addition for the former Knicks star.

The Heat’s back-to-back play-in berths may have given some signs that this roster is desperate for a shakeup.

For years it has seemed that Miami was just one piece away from being a title favorite around the league.

After all, they have had legitimate success with their Jimmy Butler/Bam Adebayo/Tyler Herro core but have repeatedly fallen just short.

There are a lot of intriguing elements that Randle could have brought to the table.

The functional size next to Adebayo in the frontcourt would have been promising.

Randle, coming off a season averaging 24.0 points, could have addressed some offensive issues as a proven bucket-getter for a big man.