Q: Ira, there could have been some rust, but most people seem to think Jimmy Butler didn’t give full effort Friday. Which is better for the Heat: Having someone with Jimmy’s talent playing half-hearted?
Q: Would current offers duplicate what the Heat has already? The rumored swaps offer marginal upgrades over what’s in the development pipeline. Are Heat going to take Nikola Jovic, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Haywood Highsmith, Terry Rozier, Duncan Robinson, Alec Burks out of the rotation? Or stop developing Pelle Larsson? – Leonard, Charlotte.
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With his seven-game suspension over, Jimmy Butler returned to the Heat's starting lineup Friday night against the Nuggets and addressed his future plans with a short statement: "I'm back."
Highsmith received two DNP-CDs (did not play, coach’s decision) in the Heat’s first four games and has logged single-digit minutes in five games this season, as his minutes have fluctuated despite being used in a starting role for most of the schedule.
The Heat have two games left on their six-game West Coast trip, both scheduled in Los Angeles after a 3-1 start, before being faced with the prospect of reinstating Butler from suspension. The
Miami Heat veteran Jimmy Butler was in the starting lineup for Friday's 133-113 defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets after completing his seven-game suspension.Butler recorded 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting.
Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame travel issues to beat the Miami Heat 125-96 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory.
That opens the door to at least three teams (the Suns, Bucks, and Heat) being involved in a trade. It will probably take at least one more team to get a deal done because of how c
There's no doubt Spoelstra means what he says as the Heat re-signed Highsmith this past offseason as he emerged as a top defensive stalwart and this season has shown him guarding the best players in the league. Tucker played with Miami from 2021-2022.