Heat Willing To Listen To Offers For Jimmy Butler

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Heat Willing To Listen To Offers For Jimmy Butler 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Tue Dec 10, 2024 2:09 pm

The Miami Heat are open to listening to trade offers for star wing Jimmy Butler. The Heat have been stuck in Play-In Tournament range and have been unable to find common ground with Butler on an extension.


Butler has let it be known that he'd prefer to be traded to the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets or Golden State. The first two teams play in his home state of Texas, and all three are contenders. That's crucial for Butler, who prefers to play for a win-now team.


The veteran wing makes $48.8 million this season. Butler holds a player option for $52.4 million for the 2025-26 season. The 35-year-old could opt out of his contract and sign an extension with a new team following a trade. Butler could also opt in and extend this summer, as well as opting out and going to free agency in July.

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Re: Heat Willing To Listen To Offers For Jimmy Butler 

Post#2 » by TimeisIllmatic » Tue Dec 10, 2024 6:10 pm

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Re: Heat Willing To Listen To Offers For Jimmy Butler 

Post#3 » by arbsn » Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:24 pm

Fred Van Vleet, Tari Eason, Reed Sheppard… Welcome to Miami!
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Re: Heat Willing To Listen To Offers For Jimmy Butler 

Post#4 » by baldur » Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:34 pm

arbsn wrote:Fred Van Vleet, Tari Eason, Reed Sheppard… Welcome to Miami!


houston must be so dumb to do this.
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Re: Heat Willing To Listen To Offers For Jimmy Butler 

Post#5 » by Bobbymcgee » Wed Dec 11, 2024 2:09 am

I think it is more likely that Butler will opt into the last year of his contract and remain stuck playing in Miami for the remainder of his current contract.

I can't see a contending team being dumb enough to trade away $50 million of salary and picks to the Heat for Butler.

Butler is 35 years old and played in 15 seasons.

At this point in his career, he is a slightly better DeRozan.

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