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Latest news about jimmy butler The trade front began Friday night when the star swingman returned from the Miami Heat after a seven-game suspension, scoring 18 points in 33 minutes despite a 20-point loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Aside from that, the latest reports on the matter suggest that Miami would like to trade Butler but will not do so to appease him if the trade returns are not equal.via the Miami Herald):
The Heat would prefer to get a deal done quickly now that Butler’s intention to be traded has become clear, but league sources have emphasized that the Heat will not act out of desperation and will only accept offers they believe will benefit the team at this point. Moving forward. In the Butler trade, the Heat hope to acquire a quality player (or players) who can help the team this season. That will be Miami’s top priority. But the Heat also don’t want to roll back long-term salary that would clog their salary cap in the 2026 offseason, unless it’s for high-end All-Star talent. Draft capital is also very important to the Heat as they currently only have one unprotected first round pick at their disposal.
Butler also declined to comment when asked if the Heat’s situation could be fixed, saying “the truth” would eventually come out.
Another recent report on the Butler front says the Toronto Raptors would be willing to help facilitate a Butler trade.Via the Toronto Star):
The Raptors are not pursuing a Jimmy Butler sweepstakes that is consuming NBA fans who live and die on speculation about what will sweep the league ahead of the trade deadline. But they’ll want to tell you how this will all end. Talking to a handful of people around the league – all of whom are anonymous because no one can have a final say on how the series will end – it’s clear the Raptors are hoping to drag themselves into the conversation.
What to get? The Raptors don’t want to take any long-term money in a deal, but if they have to take a certain amount of money while adding draft capital next season, they most certainly will. This is the process they are pursuing now and it may be the only way to become a player on the market before the February 6th deadline. There are no names being kicked out, but there are certainly concepts being discussed.
According to the New York TimesButler did not rule out playing for the Milwaukee Bucks and retracted previous reports that Butler did not want to play for Milwaukee.
And while it’s unclear whether any team is truly willing to get in on the Butler business, two league sources insisted that, contrary to reports, the Milwaukee Bucks haven’t been told by Butler’s camp that they don’t want to play.
Another report from earlier this week from Chris Haynes Miami considered changing the name of Butler’s suspension, which it said would have cost the star wing more.
The Miami Heat are considering changing the name of Jimmy Butler’s suspension from ‘conduct detrimental to the team’ to ‘refusal of service,’ NBA insider Chris Haynes reports. However, such a change would double a player’s fine record. The name remains the same but is fluid, Haynes noted.
finally, ESPN published a bombshell article. Friday morning signals that the feud between Butler and the Heat could be on the verge of exploding.
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