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InsideHoops.com NewsWire: The Miami Heat announced today that General  Manager Randy Pfund has signed a contract extension. Per club policy, terms of  the deal were not disclosed.
 
 Pfund has just completed his 12th year with  the HEAT organization. During his tenure the HEAT have produced one NBA  championship (2006), 10 postseason berths, seven division titles and the fifth  best record in the NBA (551-401, .579 winning percentage) and the second best  mark in the Eastern Conference. Additionally, Miami’s seven division  championships since 1996-97 are the most in the NBA during that span and Miami’s  streak of three straight division titles ties the HEAT with Detroit and Phoenix  for the longest current streak of division titles.
 
 Together with HEAT President and Head Coach Pat Riley,  Pfund has orchestrated several blockbuster trades and free agent signings that  have provided the HEAT’s cornerstone for success the past dozen years. Pfund has  played a key role in the acquisitions of All-Stars Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo  Mourning, Tim Hardaway, Eddie Jones and Antoine Walker via the trade route and  has also had a prominent impact on the drafting of All-Stars Dwyane Wade and  Caron Butler since arriving in Miami. His keen eye for talent has also led to  the signing of such unheralded players such as Udonis Haslem, Bruce Bowen and  Isaac Austin who have all made key contributions to Miami’s success these past  12 years.