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Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Miami Heat Seek Kuminga in Potential Jimmy Butler Trade to Warriors sportando.basketball/en/miami-heat-… – 2:37 PM
Miami Heat Seek Kuminga in Potential Jimmy Butler Trade to Warriors sportando.basketball/en/miami-heat-… – 2:37 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
What are the Heat’s options with Jimmy Butler now? Exploring the different scenarios miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Also, more background on what led to last night’s eye-opening Jimmy Butler press conference – 2:06 PM
What are the Heat’s options with Jimmy Butler now? Exploring the different scenarios miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Also, more background on what led to last night’s eye-opening Jimmy Butler press conference – 2:06 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
New ESPN story: “You cannot intimidate Pat Riley.”
The stare down between Riley and Jimmy Butler that will dominate the NBA for the next month, the streaking Cavs, a look at the trade market & more in this week’s trip around the NBA with @WindhorstESPN.
espn.com/nba/insider/st… – 1:21 PM
New ESPN story: “You cannot intimidate Pat Riley.”
The stare down between Riley and Jimmy Butler that will dominate the NBA for the next month, the streaking Cavs, a look at the trade market & more in this week’s trip around the NBA with @WindhorstESPN.
espn.com/nba/insider/st… – 1:21 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
NBA trade rumors roundup: Latest news including Pelicans trying to trade Ingram, but what about Zion?
Later today, we’ll have a story that dives deeper into the Jimmy Butler trade drama (but the Clippers left Pat Riley a blueprint).
nbcsports.com/nba/news/nba-t… – 12:38 PM
NBA trade rumors roundup: Latest news including Pelicans trying to trade Ingram, but what about Zion?
Later today, we’ll have a story that dives deeper into the Jimmy Butler trade drama (but the Clippers left Pat Riley a blueprint).
nbcsports.com/nba/news/nba-t… – 12:38 PM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
NEW #OpenFloor w/@Rachel__Nichols:
Would the Pels really trade Zion?
More drama in Sacramento
Suns in a rut
Miami’s Jimmy Butler dilemma 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ope… – 10:35 AM
NEW #OpenFloor w/@Rachel__Nichols:
Would the Pels really trade Zion?More drama in SacramentoSuns in a rutMiami’s Jimmy Butler dilemma 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ope… – 10:35 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler on whether he can find joy again while playing for Heat: “Probably not” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… “I want to see me get my joy back from playing basketball. And wherever that may be, we’ll find out here pretty soon, I want to get my joy back.” – 9:55 AM
Jimmy Butler on whether he can find joy again while playing for Heat: “Probably not” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… “I want to see me get my joy back from playing basketball. And wherever that may be, we’ll find out here pretty soon, I want to get my joy back.” – 9:55 AM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
(in case you somehow missed it …)
Jimmy Butler, when asked if he can find on-court joy again in Miami: ‘Probably not’ apnews.com/article/jimmy-… pic.x.com/4U5Ha0A2qv – 7:45 AM
(in case you somehow missed it …)
Jimmy Butler, when asked if he can find on-court joy again in Miami: ‘Probably not’ apnews.com/article/jimmy-… pic.x.com/4U5Ha0A2qv – 7:45 AM
Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
The Jimmy Butler situation is one of the most interesting leverage situations I’ve seen in a while. Can the Heat really trust that he’s going to turn down $52M next year if they keep him? Is there a team that can get them enough expiring money/picks that also actually wants him? – 5:10 AM
The Jimmy Butler situation is one of the most interesting leverage situations I’ve seen in a while. Can the Heat really trust that he’s going to turn down $52M next year if they keep him? Is there a team that can get them enough expiring money/picks that also actually wants him? – 5:10 AM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Jimmy Butler on if he can get his joy back in Miami: “Probably not.” pic.x.com/Bk0Uj14tOX – 4:29 AM
Jimmy Butler on if he can get his joy back in Miami: “Probably not.” pic.x.com/Bk0Uj14tOX – 4:29 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Jimmy Butler Requests Trade from Miami Heat sportando.basketball/en/jimmy-butle… – 2:37 AM
Jimmy Butler Requests Trade from Miami Heat sportando.basketball/en/jimmy-butle… – 2:37 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Jimmy Butler reportedly tells the Miami Heat he wants a trade
“I want to see me getting my joy back playing basketball. Wherever that may be, we’ll find out here pretty soon.”
nbcsports.com/nba/news/jimmy… – 12:55 AM
Jimmy Butler reportedly tells the Miami Heat he wants a trade
“I want to see me getting my joy back playing basketball. Wherever that may be, we’ll find out here pretty soon.”
nbcsports.com/nba/news/jimmy… – 12:55 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler heads to the bench with 9 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field. He has spent a lot of time in the corner on the offensive end since he returned from illness. – 9:14 PM
Jimmy Butler heads to the bench with 9 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field. He has spent a lot of time in the corner on the offensive end since he returned from illness. – 9:14 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Halftime: Pacers 66, Heat 50.
Pacers shooting 58.7 percent from the field.
Jimmy Butler with 2 points on 1-of-2 shooting from the field. His only basket so far tonight is the game’s first basket. – 8:35 PM
Halftime: Pacers 66, Heat 50.
Pacers shooting 58.7 percent from the field.
Jimmy Butler with 2 points on 1-of-2 shooting from the field. His only basket so far tonight is the game’s first basket. – 8:35 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers have surged ahead by 17 in Miami. Adebayo and Herro. have been effective. But interesting… Jimmy Butler has two points and only two shots, both at the rim. – 8:30 PM
Pacers have surged ahead by 17 in Miami. Adebayo and Herro. have been effective. But interesting… Jimmy Butler has two points and only two shots, both at the rim. – 8:30 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler opens the scoring by driving into the paint for a layup. – 7:43 PM
Jimmy Butler opens the scoring by driving into the paint for a layup. – 7:43 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Heat again going with its preferred starting lineup of Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith and Bam Adebayo tonight vs. Pacers. – 7:02 PM
Heat again going with its preferred starting lineup of Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith and Bam Adebayo tonight vs. Pacers. – 7:02 PM
More on this storyline
Jimmy Butler is due $52 million next season, but it sounds like he’ll surely opt-out for a longer contract with more guaranteed money, if not a lower yearly salary. Over the summer, Philadelphia tried to engage Miami on a Butler deal before agreeing to terms with George — Joel Embiid wanted a reunion with Butler and pushed for it, according to sources who spoke to Yahoo Sports over the summer and recently. -via Yahoo! Sports / January 3, 2025
X User: Shams reports Jimmy Butler has urged the Heat to get help the last 3 years: “The last 3 summers, Butler has urged the Heat from my understanding to make moves…. Bring in another star around him and the Heat have not done so… The Celtics went and got Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, the Heat didn’t get anyone” -via x.com / January 3, 2025
Two other scenarios now seem out of the question — Miami relenting and giving him a max salary in 2026-27 or the sides reaching a compromise deal. Butler is angry that the Heat didn’t offer him a max extension, and the Heat is angry how he has handled this. So a compromise seems unrealistic. Butler has informed the Heat that he’ll accept whatever the team decides to do next, whether it’s a trade to any of the 29 other NBA teams or play out the rest of the season in Miami, according to league sources. -via Miami Herald / January 3, 2025
