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Jimmy Butler had a face-to-face meeting last week with Pat Riley and reiterated his desire to be traded. Butler added that he will not sign a new contract with the Heat and intends to only use his $52 million player option for 25-26 as a trade maneuver. Butler's seven-game suspension ends on Thursday. The Heat are faced with a decision on how to move forward with Butler with … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Reiterates Trade Demand During Face-To-Face Meeting With Pat Riley

For months, Jimmy Butler had signaled his intention to become a free agent this offseason by declining his $52 million player option for the 25-26 season. But sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania that Butler intends to use that player option as a trade maneuver if he is not dealt by the trade deadline on Feb. 6. During his face-to-face meeting with Pat Riley, Butler said he will … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Tells Heat He Intends To Use $52M Player Option As Trade Maneuver In Offseason

Jimmy Butler was suspended seven games for the Miami Heat earlier this month for "conduct detrimental to the team," but the specifics of that conduct was not disclosed. Sources tell Jake Fischer that there had been multiple instances where Butler skipped morning shootarounds and also insisting on private flights separate from Miami's team charter. The crux of the issue between … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Has Missed Multiple Shootarounds, Requested Select Private Flights Separate From Team

The NBA has informed teams involved in games scheduled to be play in Los Angeles on Monday that the intention for those games to be played as scheduled. The LA Clippers are set to host the Miami Heat, while the Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to host the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA previously postponed games for the Clippers and Lakers last week due to the wildfires throughout … [Read more...] about NBA Intends For Clippers, Lakers To Host Home Games On Monday As Scheduled

It's not a secret that Jimmy Butler would like to be traded to the Phoenix Suns. That desire seems to be mutual from the Suns side as well. One league source was quoted by The Stein Line as saying about Phoenix and Butler that "they want him bad". The major obstacle in a Butler to Phoenix trade remains finding a team willing to take on Bradley Beal, as well as Beal approving a … [Read more...] about Suns Want Jimmy Butler ‘Bad’