 Rothstein would resign as head coach at the end of the season, but later would return to the Heat prior to the 2004–05 season as an assistant coach, a role he held until the end of the 2014–15 season.In the wake of Rothstein's resignation prior to the 1991–92 season, the Heat hired Kevin Loughery, who had 29 years of experience in the NBA both as a coach and a player, to be their new head coach.For the 1991 NBA draft, the team selected Steve Smith from Michigan State, an agile guard, to usher in a new era of a mature Heat team.