Takeaways from the Heat’s 97-92 win against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night at Delta Center: ▪ The Heat shook off a poor start, seized on dismal Utah shooting, got clutch work late from Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez and Tyler Herro and avoided the ignominious feat of losing to one of the league’s worst teams for the second team in six days.
For a long time, Butler was also linked with teams like the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets and plenty of others. But those links are starting to fade away as the 35-year-old inches closer to the Miami exit door.
As Jimmy Butler awaits a trade from the Miami Heat, he believes he still has plenty to give to a team willing to strike a deal for him. In fact,
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler might be more selective than he led people to believe as he attempts to engineer an exit from South Florida. NBA insider
It's a volatile situation in Miami as Heat star Jimmy Butler plays out a seven-game suspension. Although it was initially believed that Butler would never return to the Heat, it's being reported by Heat insider Barry Jackson that Butler could rejoin the team unless they find a trade within the next week.
As the NBA season continues, the biggest name on the market appears to be that of Jimmy Butler. His time in South Beach looks set to be coming to an end as he is believed to have informed the Miami Heat that he would like to be traded before the deadline.
While the Miami Heat continue to look dreadful on the boards, it’s been defensive rebounding that has grown to be a particularly large issue. Opponents are corralling 12.7 offensive rebounds per 100 possessions over the last two weeks – up from 11.5 for the season – and that should put Trayce Jackson-Davis in the driver’s seat on Tuesday.
Heat president Pat Riley may have taken a veiled shot at Jimmy Butler with his recent comments about what being under contract entails.
Despite the Miami Heat’s ongoing trade efforts involving Jimmy Butler, the NBA market has been surprisingly quiet, according to Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald.
At the current moment, Herro had passed Tim Hardaway this season to be second on the all-time list, currently at 867, but Duncan Robinson has connected on the most with a whopping 1,097 made. Herro would speak on Haslem and Mike Miller's show “The OGs Show” about the competitive nature of being second, saying he will be “chasing” for a long time.