Miami has suspended Jimmy Butler for conduct detrimental to the team and he's asked for a trade. We're looking at potential outcomes, what Butler's departure would mean for the Heat, and how this moment could shape the way he's remembered.
Le Batard Show producer Andrew Streeter created a remix of the Shaggy song, “It Wasn’t Me,” to describe exactly where things are between Butler and the Heat right now. I hope you’re ready for this thing t o be stuck in your ear for the next few days.
The ongoing Butler-Heat saga sparked a lively discussion among the studio show’s analysts/former NBA players Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal in the early hours of Wednesday morning after Tuesday night’s games.
Jimmy Butler has a history of being a distraction or a detriment to a team when he doesn't get what he wants. As NBA analyst Jason Timpf said, trading him will be very difficult.
Jimmy Butler's efforts to force his way off the Miami Heat have proved fruitless thus far. But it's early days yet. It's been about a month since rumors first popped up that Butler wanted a trade and less than a week since he made it public before getting suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.
The Grizzlies, who do make a lot of sense on paper for both sides, have been told to stay away. Everyone knows the Butler market is soft, and as such Miami is fielding "poo-poo platter" offers, which is funny enough to mention twice. Obviously Miami isn't going to make a trade for that kind of return. So, stay tuned. This could get uglier.
The six-time all-star forward, who is embroiled in a standoff with the Miami Heat, has cultivated a second career in specialty coffee.
Butler has officially asked out of Miami, and there is a rising favorite. Where could he land before the NBA trade deadline? See what the odds say.
While the Utah Jazz fell victim to a buzzer-beating half-court shot on Tuesday, the Miami Heat were earning a much-needed road win the same night. The Heat next visit the Jazz in Salt Lake City on Thursday with hopes of building on the momentum they picked up in a 114-98 win over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
Jimmy Butler is waiting for the Miami Heat to find the ideal partner to discuss a Butler trade after the forward requested a trade. Many are already wondering what will happen if a trade isn't found before the February 6 deadline,
The Heat could snag the Milwaukee Bucks’ second-leading scorer in a three-team trade. “When the Milwaukee Bucks decided to trade for star point guard Damian Lillard, many expected them to ascend to the front of the Eastern Conference,” Sports Illustrated’s Matt Levine wrote Monday.