paulpressey25 wrote:Bringing in Jimmy Butler is like when Cousin Dom came to visit on Entourage.
Brook’s Yoda figure is gonna get stolen and that’s when all heck will break loose.
You mean Dem(arcus) Cousins and Middletons watch?
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paulpressey25 wrote:Bringing in Jimmy Butler is like when Cousin Dom came to visit on Entourage.
Brook’s Yoda figure is gonna get stolen and that’s when all heck will break loose.
paulpressey25 wrote:BroncoBuck wrote:
And Butler is a smaller risk because his contract is up at the end of the season. Middleton is going to opt in to his deal, dealing him now sheds that future burden.
Jimmy has a player option for $52.4 million. If he stinks it up here or gets injured, he’s opting in.
BroncoBuck wrote:paulpressey25 wrote:BroncoBuck wrote:
And Butler is a smaller risk because his contract is up at the end of the season. Middleton is going to opt in to his deal, dealing him now sheds that future burden.
Jimmy has a player option for $52.4 million. If he stinks it up here or gets injured, he’s opting in.
If he stinks it up he’d want out and would jump ship. He’s seen how hard it is to navigate your way out via trade, he could pick his destination in free agency. If he gets seriously hurt of course he opts in.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler reiterated to team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting last week that he wants to be traded, league sources told ESPN.
Butler told Riley that he will not sign a new deal in Miami and that he intends to use his $52 million player option for 2025-26 in the offseason only as a trade maneuver, sources said.

wallus wrote:It seems like we are the only possibility here. A good negotiator wouldn't give up too much.... Too bad we don't have one of those
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I don’t think this is legit. It’s more than likely K-Love just trolling.
………But I will say, it would be very Jimmy to grab all of this attention for the last month all to just go back to Miami as their disrespected hero. It would all make for a killer narrative. It would fit his penchant for theatrics that he’s shown in every destination he finds himself in.
I’m in the trade-for-Jimmy camp because IMO I think that he raises our ceiling this year but I’m getting more pessimistic about this trade not happening.
wallus wrote:It seems like we are the only possibility here. A good negotiator wouldn't give up too much.... Too bad we don't have one of those
M-C-G wrote:Jimmy going on a rental(where there is strong risk he walks) would reduce his trade value further. Might be entering the value where it won’t take Middleton and/or the 1st.
MickeyDavis wrote:FFS I don't want to deal with the Jimmy clown show. Please let him be someone else's headache
-Jragon- wrote:MickeyDavis wrote:FFS I don't want to deal with the Jimmy clown show. Please let him be someone else's headache
FWIW ... Butler scares the fans, front office and also the other playoff teams. Bobby and KM scare noone ... It's not a 10 year commitment.. doesn't work and you're out quickly.. it's also a fence swing that can work FAST
KnicksGod wrote:Middleton probably the most underrated player in NBA History