Jimmy Butler is currenlty serving his second team suspension of the season as he tries to force a trade out of Miami. The Heat went 3–4 during Butler's first suspension and were just 1–2 in the three games he played in before missing a team flight.
Q: Would current offers duplicate what the Heat has already? The rumored swaps offer marginal upgrades over what’s in the development pipeline. Are Heat going to take Nikola Jovic, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Haywood Highsmith, Terry Rozier, Duncan Robinson, Alec Burks out of the rotation? Or stop developing Pelle Larsson? – Leonard, Charlotte.
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Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith was one of 18 players leaguewide who became trade-eligible on Wednesday. Read more here!
The Miami Heat have a lot of ifs and buts in the Jimmy Butler trade. And as the trade deadline nears, things get complicated.
Highsmith received two DNP-CDs (did not play, coach’s decision) in the Heat’s first four games and has logged single-digit minutes in five games this season, as his minutes have fluctuated despite being used in a starting role for most of the schedule.
With the Jimmy Butler saga still ongoing, we are seeing the dynamics of any potential deal coming together in front of our eyes. Marc Stein reported on
The Heat have two games left on their six-game West Coast trip, both scheduled in Los Angeles after a 3-1 start, before being faced with the prospect of reinstating Butler from suspension. The
The Raptors are rumored to be trying to facilitate the Butler trade, per Heat reporter Ira Winderman. They have another $10 million in salary that they can take in before hitting the luxury tax, so using that space in order to get some future assets would be a smart move.
Jimmy Butler made his return, but the Heat still lost its third straight game to reach the 40-game mark at 20-20.
The Miami Heat are in the middle of Jimmy Butler drama this season. A couple of NBA insiders feel the Heat could have avoided the situation had they moved Butl