<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-growing-consensus-downplays-jimmy-butler-trade-possibility');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: ‘Growing consensus’ downplays Jimmy Butler trade possibility');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Growing-consensus-downplays-Jimmy-Butler-trade-possibility.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: ‘Growing consensus’ downplays Jimmy Butler trade possibility</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T16:29:41-08:00">December 23rd, 4:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T16:29:41-08:00">December 23rd, 4:29pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy Butler’s time with the Miami Heat appears to be nearing its conclusion, but according to Bobby Marks and Jeremy Woo of ESPN, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/43115881/nba-buzz-orlando-g-league-trade-deadline-intel-2025-draft-bronny-james-cooper-flagg" rel="noopener">league insiders believe</a> that Butler is likely to remain with the team past the trade deadline. Unless the six-time All-Star causes significant disruptions or Miami receives an irresistible trade proposal, he is expected to stay on the Heat’s roster.</p><p>Butler has visibly shown his frustration with the Miami Heat throughout this season, despite delivering exceptional performances on the court. However, the Heat’s current roster lacks the depth and talent needed to contend for an NBA championship, especially in an Eastern Conference that is more competitive than it has been in years.</p><h2><b>Where is Jimmy Butler going?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-on-the-court-for-the-Heat.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 35-year old is in the final year of his contract and seems unlikely to re-sign with the Miami Heat, which raises the possibility of a trade. The six-time All-Star is expected to opt out of his $52 million player option for next season, making him a free agent unless an extension is agreed upon. Miami has the option to offer Butler a two-year deal worth $112.6 million to retain him.</p><p>This season, Butler has been solid, averaging 18.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game. He is shooting 55.2% from the field, 35.7% from three-point range, and 78.2% from the free-throw line. The Heat forward’s contributions have helped the Heat achieve a 13-13 record, placing them sixth in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Butler has become a topic of trade discussions this season. With a $48.7 million salary and stellar performances on the court, he warrants a team capable of contending for a title. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butlers-agent-sounds-off-again-on-trade-rumors">While Butler’s agent has refuted the rumors</a>, the chatter hasn’t subsided. As the trade deadline approaches in just over a month, a deal involving Butler could materialize quickly.</p><h2><b>The Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns showing interest</b></h2><p>The Athletic’s Jovan Buha reports that the Lakers are anticipated to be among the more aggressive teams ahead of the February 6 trade deadline, aiming to capitalize on the remaining years of the LeBron James and Anthony Davis duo.</p><p>Parting with their final valuable trade assets is essentially a full commitment to the present, and that’s exactly the intention. If the Lakers hesitate to trade Hachimura and two first-round picks for a versatile forward who boosts their performance on both ends of the court, it raises the question—why hold on to Davis and James at all?</p><p>The Phoenix Suns are reportedly eager to acquire Butler, but their only potential path to landing him would involve trading Bradley Beal and what remains of their future draft picks. However, two significant obstacles stand in the way: Beal holds a no-trade clause, and there is little indication that the Heat are interested in a trade involving Butler and Beal, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>Beal, 31, has dealt with injuries this season, including a sprained elbow, a strained calf, and knee swelling. Following a recent practice, Beal suggested that no one from Phoenix’s front office has approached him about the possibility of waiving his no-trade clause.</p><p>Last Friday, Jimmy Butler exited Miami’s game in the first quarter after seeming to injure his ankle. He was later ruled out for the remainder of the game due to a stomach illness, which the Heat lost 114-107. Butler also missed Saturday’s 121-114 loss to the Orlando Magic due to the same illness. He is listed as questionable for their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-is-jimmy-butler-playing-vs-nets-latest-injury-update">Monday game against the Brooklyn Nets due to a stomach illness</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: ‘Growing consensus’ downplays Jimmy Butler trade possibility

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-free-agency-reason-heat-rushing-trade-jimmy-butler');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Free agency reason why Heat aren’t rushing to trade Jimmy Butler this year');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-free-agency-reason-Heat-arent-rushing-to-trade-Jimmy-Butler-this-season.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Free agency reason why Heat aren’t rushing to trade Jimmy Butler this year</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T08:50:37-08:00">December 23rd, 8:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T08:50:37-08:00">December 23rd, 8:50am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat are reportedly not rushing to get rid of Jimmy Butler even though a trade involving the aging star seems all but inevitable.</p><p>Over the past few weeks, Butler has been at the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/latest-jimmy-butler-zach-lavine-nba-trade-rumors-siegels-scoop">center of trade rumors</a>, with the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-trade-grades-espn-rockets-heat">, Houston Rockets,</a> and Golden State Warriors being mentioned as either desired or potential landing spots. However, the Heat, which have until the February trade deadline to move Butler this season, are confident that even if they do not trade Butler before then that they will have the opportunity to do so over the summer or during next season.</p><p>“The Heat have slumped to a worrisome 13-13, but they continue to transmit calm and patience when it comes to the Butler situation,” NBA insider Marc Stein <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-all-my-latest-nba-trade?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=153497921&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">wrote on his</a> Substack. “As covered here on Dec. 14, Miami is extremely confident that Butler won’t be able to leave in free agency this summer — if he indeed goes through with bypassing his $52.4 million player option for next season — without the Heat’s help in a sign-and-trade.”</p><p>Miami is right to have confidence that Butler, who turns 36 before next season, will pick up his massive option even if he is not content with the Heat (or vice versa). Unless Butler feels he can get a long-term extension elsewhere, like possibly spreading out more than $100 million over two or three years, he will very likely elect to guarantee himself $52.4 million.</p><p>Additionally, Stein added that there is only one team in the NBA currently projected to have the room to make a long-term extension play for Butler.</p><p>“Only Brooklyn is currently on course to have the sort of salary cap space required to sign Butler outright in the summer,” Stein said, “and few are projecting the Nets — who just shipped Dennis Schröder to Golden State and are expected to soon shed additional veterans with the hope of improving their draft prospects in June — to mount a free agent run at a thirtysomething. Butler, six times an All-Star, turned 35 in September.</p><p>That leaves Butler and the Heat stuck together for the time being, although that could change if another large-salary player becomes available on the trade market or either Miami or the team it is trading with decides to slash salary on its roster, giving them the ability to move a player making as much as Butler is.</p><p>This season’s NBA trade deadline is set for Thursday, Feb. 6, giving the Heat 45 days to move Butler. If they choose not to, the six-time All-Star will have to make his more than $50 million decision by the June 29 option deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Free agency reason why Heat aren’t rushing to trade Jimmy Butler this year

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-how-heat-feel-jimmy-butler-bradley-beal-trade-swap');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: How Heat feel about a Jimmy Butler-Bradley Beal trade swap');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-Heat-feel-about-a-Jimmy-Butler-Bradley-Beal-trade-swap.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: How Heat feel about a Jimmy Butler-Bradley Beal trade swap</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T07:45:20-08:00">December 23rd, 7:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T07:48:49-08:00">December 23rd, 7:48am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Heat star forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-trade-grades-for-espn-hypothetical-suns-heat-76ers-deal#:~:text=Suns%20trade%20grade%3A%20A&amp;text=This%20season%2C%20Butler%20is%20averaging,exit%20against%20the%20Minnesota%20Timberwolves.https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-trade-grades-for-espn-hypothetical-suns-heat-76ers-deal#:~:text=Suns%20trade%20grade%3A%20A&amp;text=This%20season%2C%20Butler%20is%20averaging,exit%20against%20the%20Minnesota%20Timberwolves.">Jimmy Butler has been at the center of trade discussions</a>, most notably with the Phoenix Suns and Bradley Beal. Although the deal would have some Suns fans rejoicing, a transaction wouldn’t be as simple as it seems. For starters, Beal has a no-trade clause. Meaning that he has the final say in where he wants to go. Even if the Suns and Heat have the perfect trade arranged, if Beal says no, then it can’t go through.</p><p>However, there’s more to the puzzle than simply Beal saying no. The contracts are interesting as well. NBA national reporter Marc Stein <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-all-my-latest-nba-trade?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=153497921&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">made an intriguing point</a> that “Beal is a $50 million player this season, has two seasons left on his contract worth $110 million, and has missed 36% of his games as a Sun across a season-and-change in the desert.</p><p>“Phoenix, furthermore, cannot aggregate contracts in any trade, holds no control over its first-round draft pick for the next six years, and has only one future first-round pick (2031) and three second-rounders to package with Beal in a Butler trade offer.”</p><p>After previously giving up four first-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets and two to the Washington Wizards, the franchise won’t have their draft pick for quite some time. Although they want to win an NBA championship right now, having assets for the future is important, too.</p><h2><b>The Heat and Suns would need other teams to make a Jimmy Butler and Bradley Beal trade happen</b></h2><p>A typical trade machine could have a straight-up deal occur. With a no-trade clause, salary constraints, and an expiring deal in the mix, many factors have to go both team’s ways. To make salaries work and to prevent taxing complications, the two teams would need a third or fourth team to facilitate.</p><p>Regardless of the speculation, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bradley-beal-keeps-it-real-jimmy-butler-trade-rumors">Beal kept it real about a possible Butler trade.</a> It’s part of the business, and Beal explained in that article that it’s happened his entire career. While Phoenix has been a primary team engaged in a trade talk with the stars, many factors will have to go their way to secure a deal.</p><p>On the flip side, the Heat won’t likely want Beal on their roster. After all, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/bradley-beal-admits-that-heat-not-suns-were-his-initial-favorite-in-trade-talks/" rel="noopener">he wanted to go there before Phoenix</a>, and they didn’t make an effort to pursue him. It could leave a feeling of bitterness if the Suns guard ends up in Miami. Still, many factors need to play out to make the second blockbuster trade under Mat Ishbia’s ownership group happen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: How Heat feel about a Jimmy Butler-Bradley Beal trade swap

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-heat-not-seeing-anything-great-yet-in-jimmy-butler-trade-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Heat not seeing ‘anything great yet’ in Jimmy Butler trade talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-not-seeing-anything-great-yet-in-Jimmy-Butler-trade-talks.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Heat not seeing ‘anything great yet’ in Jimmy Butler trade talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T09:51:34-08:00">December 22nd, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T09:51:34-08:00">December 22nd, 9:51am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstras-blunt-reaction-to-historic-collapse-vs-magic">Miami Heat suffered a collapse Saturday night</a> to the Orlando Magic, the team is still surrounded by trade rumors involving star Jimmy Butler. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-gets-100-real-on-jimmy-butlers-early-exit-in-loss-to-thunder" rel="noopener">Heat star left last Friday’s game</a> against the Thunder with an illness as it amplified the speculation with some insight revealed about what the team has heard in possible trade talks.</p><p>On the social media app X, formerly Twitter, a user would ask Miami Herald reporter Barry Jackson “Are they talking to teams Barry” in reference to the Heat. He would respond that they are “taking calls and listening but I don’t <a href="https://x.com/flasportsbuzz/status/1870522632787075111" rel="noopener">see anything great out there yet” </a>when talking about deals for the 35-year-old.</p><p>The original post by a user would be in response to Jackson speaking about the outcomes of the Heat not pursuing a trade for Butler and the likelihood of the star leaving in free agency with the team gaining nothing from it. However, he would say that the team has <a href="https://x.com/flasportsbuzz/status/1870520574973534445" rel="noopener">“no concern”</a> in losing the forward without conducting a trade.</p><p>“Now that Jimmy Butler has been linked to 7 teams by various national outlets, important to remind everyone: The idea of ‘losing Butler for nothing’ next summer is of absolutely no concern to Heat,” Jackson wrote Sunday. “Only rebuilding Nets have cap space to sign him. If Heat gets a great trade offer, they’re open to it. If not, as we and others have reported, they’re happy to take this into next summer.”</p><h2><b>The first four teams linked to the Heat’s Jimmy Butler </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-on-Dec.-16-2024.-2.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s important to look back where Jackson mentioned there are seven teams that have been connected to the Marquette product through recent reporting. This started when Shams Charania of ESPN reported that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butlers-preferred-trade-destinations-with-heat-open-to-offers">Butler had preferred destinations</a> if he were to be traded and that the Heat are <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/42878390/shams-charania-nba-pass-trade-intel-jimmy-butler-brandon-ingram-golden-state-warriors" rel="noopener">“open”</a> to offers with the three teams listed being the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, and the. Golden State Warriors.</p><p>“The Heat are open to listening to offers for Butler and making a deal if the proposal is right, league sources told ESPN,” Charania wrote on Dec. 20. “And Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, has indicated in league circles that Butler is open to destinations such as two Texas teams (Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks) and the Golden State Warriors.”</p><p>After that initial report from Charania, he would add another to the list being the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-potential-jimmy-butler-trade-destinations">Phoenix Suns as a team Butler would open</a> to going to if he were to be dealt by the Feb. 6 trade deadline. This was a post on X as it garnered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-agent-calls-out-shams-charania-amid-trade-rumors">visceral reaction from Butler’s agent</a> who called the report “fabricated.”</p><p>“The Phoenix Suns are another team that Jimmy Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, has indicated in league circles that the six-time All-Star is open to as a destination while Miami listens to trade offers, sources tell ESPN, joining Dallas, Houston, and Golden State,” Charania reported on X.</p><h2><b>Three more teams have been “quietly mentioned” linking to Jimmy Butler</b></h2><p>The list of teams does not stop there as three more were added in new reporting from ClutchPoints’ NBA Insider Brett Seigel. He said that the San Antonio Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Los Angeles Lakers have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/latest-jimmy-butler-zach-lavine-nba-trade-rumors-siegels-scoop">“quietly mentioned in league circles” to Butler.</a></p><p>“Three other teams quietly mentioned in league circles are the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Los Angeles Lakers,” Seigel wrote. “Butler would be another great veteran leader for the Spurs to add next to Victor Wembanyama, and he could also really help Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, a younger team that has championship potential right now. After all, Sam Presti and the Thunder have plenty of draft assets to pull off any trade they want at any moment.”</p><p>At any rate, there is no doubt that the situation regarding Miami and a possible trade for Butler will be monitored closely until the deadline, but there is still a season to be played. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-collapse-magic-ends-796-nba-streak">Heat’s collapse against the Magic</a>, they look to break their three-game skid against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Heat not seeing ‘anything great yet’ in Jimmy Butler trade talks

Siegel’s Scoop: Unwrapping latest Jimmy Butler, Zach LaVine, NBA trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-why-bam-adebayo-isnt-focused-on-jimmy-butler-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Heat’s Bam Adebayo isn’t focused on Jimmy Butler trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Why-Bam-Adebayo-isnt-focused-on-Jimmy-Butler-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Heat’s Bam Adebayo isn’t focused on Jimmy Butler trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T15:01:19-08:00">December 19th, 3:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T15:01:19-08:00">December 19th, 3:01pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-shams-charania-fires-back-at-jimmy-butlers-agent-doubles-down-on-trade-rumors">Miami Heat deal with trade rumors surrounding Jimmy Butler</a>, the team itself still has a season in front of them with the sole goal of capturing another championship. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-bam-adebayo-embracing-love-hate-relationship-with-heat-captain-title">Heat’s captain Bam Adebayo would</a> speak after Thursday’s practice about what the message to the team is with all the outside noise on one specific topic.</p><p>There is no doubt that the news of the team being open to trading Butler and the star having a few preferred destinations if it were to happen took over the Miami basketball space. However, Adebayo would say to ClutchPoints that all the team can do now is to <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1869855989819933105" rel="noopener">“collect wins”</a> as they have won eight of their last 12 games.</p><p>“Control what you can control,” Adebayo said of what the team should be thinking during this time, even with the trade speculation. We can’t control that. Our job is to go out there and win games. And so for us, you’re keeping the main thing the main thing and keeping it simple. It’s going out there and trying to collect wins.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Bam Adebayo about the importance of mental toughness when there is outside noise from trade rumors involving Jimmy Butler:</p><p>“Control what you can control, we can’t control that…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/L9QrzRnuso">pic.twitter.com/L9QrzRnuso</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1869855989819933105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>It remains to be seen <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-makes-bonkers-triple-double-history-despite-loss-to-pistons">what happens with Butler and the Heat</a>, but there is no denying that the relationship has been successful as they have been to two NBA Finals, though the last two seasons have finished with eighth-seed placements. The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 6, as will be one to monitor for fans if Butler should be moved, but with how well the team has played, there should be a question of whether a deal is even on the table.</p><p>Speaking of the big man himself,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bam-adebayos-strong-outing-despite-cold-start-leads-heat-past-suns"> Adebayo has had a cold start to the current Heat season</a> but has been heating up recently, especially in the scoring department.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Bam Adebayo addresses the “couch coaches”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bam-Adebayo-on-Dec.-12-2024-1.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Adebayo has been way more efficient in the month of December, more so since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayos-bounce-back-vs-lakers-draws-top-3-center-tyler-herro-take">Heat’s 41-point win over the Los Angeles Lakers</a>, where he has been making over 50 percent of his shots.</p><p>However, Adebayo would have impactful games, even with the uncharacteristic scoring numbers, which prompted <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-has-hilarious-take-on-bam-adebayos-playmaking">Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra to speak about the “couch coaches”</a> that critique the center.</p><p>“We have to quiet all the narratives out there and all the noise and all the couch coaches saying how Bam needs to play,” Spoelstra said. “We know what winning basketball is for him on both ends of the court.”</p><p>When asked about the so-called <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1869856610346209660" rel="noopener">“couch coaches”</a> and if they put too much stock in scoring, he would see both sides but had the overarching sentiment that the critics are loudest when they are losing.</p><p>“Yeah and no. I mean, nobody of my caliber wants to get 10 points per game. The biggest thing about it is they only say something when we lose. We’re winning, you’re not saying anything. You’re thinking it’s the best basketball ever, but because we’re losing, all because of this and because of that. But it’s like, I lead the team in all different other categories. It’s amazing, wins vs. losses, how many couch coaches you have.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Bam Adebayo about Spo’s “couch coaches” comment in reference to his style of play and if people put too much emphasis on his scoring:</p><p>“Yeah and no…they always say something if we lose…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/nje40Xt2DR">pic.twitter.com/nje40Xt2DR</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1869856610346209660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, Adebayo will continue his nice stretch as the Heat’s next game is Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Heat’s Bam Adebayo isn’t focused on Jimmy Butler trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-shams-charania-fires-back-at-jimmy-butlers-agent-doubles-down-on-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shams Charania fires back at Jimmy Butler’s agent, doubles down on Heat trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Shams-Charania-fires-back-at-Jimmy-Butlers-agent-doubles-down-on-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Shams Charania fires back at Jimmy Butler’s agent, doubles down on Heat trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T13:15:52-08:00">December 18th, 1:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T13:15:52-08:00">December 18th, 1:15pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is no doubt that there has been an ongoing odyssey involving the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butlers-preferred-trade-destinations-with-heat-open-to-offers">trade rumors surrounding Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler</a> that started in the current time by a report from Shams Charania of ESPN. Consequently, what transpired was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-agent-calls-out-shams-charania-amid-trade-rumors">Butler’s agent calling out Charania</a> for his reporting being baseless, which garnered the ESPN insider to double down on his reporting.</p><h2><b>Shams Charania stands by his report on Heat’s Jimmy Butler</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-on-Dec.-16-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Charania would make a couple of appearances since Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, took to social media to put the journalist on blast, with one being on ESPN’s First Take and on Wednesday with Pat McAfee on his self-titled show. He would say that he <a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1869081992811409535" rel="noopener">“1000 percent stands”</a> on what he has been reporting, and the news on Butler has been “the most vetted story” he has been attached to.</p><p>“The situation is that I 1000 percent stand on the reporting,” Charania said. “This is probably the most vetted story that I’ve ever put out. I’m that confident in this story. This is exactly where it is. The Heat are open to listening to trade offers for Jimmy Butler. That’s what sources told me last week. That remains to be the case. There is no urgency though. He is on a $49 million contract this year. He’s got a 52 million-dollar player option for next year.</p><p>“They don’t really have much fear that… Let’s say he goes into free agency,” Charania continued. “They are not that fearful that there is a team out there with cap space that is going to give that to him. They are confident in where they’re at. The reporting I had is that if he were going to be moved, four destinations he would be open to from what I’m told has been communicated around the league. That’s the Mavericks, the Rockets, the Warriors, and the Suns. And that all remains to be the case 1000 percent. And it’s fully fully vetted.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I 1000% stand on my reporting of the Jimmy Butler situation..</p><p>This is probably the most vetted story that I’ve ever put out &amp; I’m that confident in this story..</p><p>The Heat are open to listening to trade offers for Jimmy Butler” ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/xUDN02LxyY">pic.twitter.com/xUDN02LxyY</a></p><p>— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1869081992811409535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat star Jimmy Butler’s agent calls trade rumors “fabricated”</b></h2><p>The original report would state that Miami is open to trading Butler and that his preferred destinations would be the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-potential-jimmy-butler-trade-destinations">Charania would later report that Butler would go to the Phoenix Suns</a> as well, which is what set off the Heat star’s agent to go on a flurry on social media saying that the reporting is <a href="https://x.com/BernieoLee/status/1866995114276733071" rel="noopener">“fabricated.”</a></p><p>“Alright listen,” Lee said on X, formerly Twitter. “I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don’t stop putting my name on your complete and utter made up bull— because you know you normally aren’t worth my time to acknowledge.”</p><p>“I don’t know what I’m going to do because I’m a middle aged dad, but just know it would indicate severe dislike,” Lee continued. “World… all this is fabricated. I have never and honestly it wouldn’t help me or the position I represent to do anything that’s been reported by said ‘journalist.’”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Jimmy Butler comments on”back and forth”</b></h2><p>While fans go through the motions and await if there is any credence to the trade rumors surrounding Butler, the forward himself would comment on the public battle between his agent and Charania. He would have an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butlers-nsfw-reaction-to-shams-charania-agent-standoff">NSFW response after the Heat</a> beat the Toronto Raptors last Thursday that he is <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1867413091861852643" rel="noopener">“all for the back and forth.”</a></p><p>“I f***ing love it,” Butler said. “I love it, I am all for the back and forth. Before he was my agent, he’s like, I guess we’re like brothers now, we do everything together, but I feel for him, at least somebody’s sticking up for me.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jimmy Butler on his agent Bernie Lee going back and forth with Shams Charania. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a></p><p>“I f***ing love it, I’m all for the back and forth…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/JD5zGOR4NT">pic.twitter.com/JD5zGOR4NT</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1867413091861852643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Miami recently had a four-game winning streak that was snapped on Monday as they lost in another close contest to the Detroit Pistons in overtime, 125-14. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-makes-bonkers-triple-double-history-despite-loss-to-pistons">Heat’s main star would record a triple-double</a> that saw him score 35 points, record 10 assists, and collect a whopping 19 rebounds.</p><p>The Heat next face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shams Charania fires back at Jimmy Butler’s agent, doubles down on Heat trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-jimmy-butler-warriors-trade-dealt-reality-check-by-nba-insider');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Jimmy Butler, Warriors trade gets dealt reality check by NBA insider');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-Jimmy-Butler-Warriors-trade-gets-dealt-reality-check-by-NBA-insider.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Jimmy Butler, Warriors trade gets dealt reality check by NBA insider</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T08:28:56-08:00">December 16th, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T08:28:56-08:00">December 16th, 8:28am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Any potential <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-jimmy-butler-suitor-realistic-trade-chance">Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler trade to the Golden State Warriors</a> was shut down by NBA insider Tim Bontemps. He explained on the Hoop Collective Podcast how, from a financial and practical perspective, the <a href="https://youtu.be/V0onatc9Jgo?t=2803" rel="noopener">trade doesn’t make sense</a>.<br><br>“If you’re doing that trade right, the most likely money in the trade is Dennis Schroder, who they just got for $13 million and is expiring,” Bontemps said. “Andrew Wiggins, who is owed around $27 million a year the next couple years, then $28 and $30 million, the next two years. <br><br>“Then probably Jonathan Kuminga in the deal, who is in the last year of the deal and is going to be expecting to get a hefty raise as a restricted free agent this summer. If Miami makes that trade, they’re going to be in the luxury tax if they retain Jonathan Kuminga in 6 months. That is going to be a difficult sell.”<br><br>Kuminga has been the prized possession that the Heat could see as a pivotal piece to their future. Despite head coach Erik Spoelstra dismissing any Butler trade rumors, it’s hard to play through. After all, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-fuels-trade-rumors-latest-hair-color">Butler dyed his hair all the colors of teams that were interested</a> in him.<br><br>Not to mention, taking back Kuminga would put the Heat in some salary cap trouble. They’ll hit the luxury tax threshold if they trade for the Warriors forward and resign him. After <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10141857-nba-rumors-jonathan-kuminga-eyed-35m-aav-warriors-contract-before-2024-nba-season" rel="noopener">he didn’t receive a contract extension this summer</a>, he’ll likely look for a big price tag.</p><h2><b>A Jimmy Butler trade between the Heat and the Warriors has questions</b></h2><p>Butler is 35 years old and is averaging 18.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.7 assists. On the other hand, Kuminga is 22 years old and is averaging 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and two assists. The numbers aren’t that different. The Warriors would have to decide if they want to give up on Kuminga.<br><br>While their roles are different, Butler likely has more years behind him than in front of him. For Kuminga, the inverse is likely. Still, Bontemps doesn’t see a move happening between the Heat and the Warriors anytime soon.<br><br>“I don’t think this one is happening until the deadline for all the reasons we’ve talked about,” Bontemps said. “It feels like if anything is going to happen, it’s going to be at the last minute because you’re just going to have to jump through so many hoops to get it done that you’re going to exhaust all other options first.”<br><br>The Butler trade saga will continue as long as the season lasts or until he gets traded. Either way, many teams have expressed their interest in the all-star forward. While Miami is taking phone calls about all offers, they’ll need to weigh out everything before a decision is made.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Jimmy Butler, Warriors trade gets dealt reality check by NBA insider

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-jimmy-butler-suitor-realistic-trade-chance');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors the only reported Jimmy Butler suitor with realistic trade path');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-Warriors-the-only-reported-Jimmy-Butler-suitor-with-realistic-trade-chance.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors the only reported Jimmy Butler suitor with realistic trade path</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T08:31:09-08:00">December 15th, 8:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T11:48:26-08:00">December 15th, 11:48am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Every season there are a few stars around the NBA that are right at the center of trade rumors throughout the season until they end up actually getting dealt. That <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butler-trade-buzz-rising-latest-update">person this year is Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler</a>, who has been linked to several teams over the last few weeks, including the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>Now, it turns out that the Warriors <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/all-the-latest-nba-trade-talk-and?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=153105630&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">may have the best chance</a> among all of the rest of the teams to actually swing a deal for Butler, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.</p><p>“League insiders continue to describe Golden State, as things currently stand, as the only team of the four most frequently mentioned as potential Butler suitors as having an interest in the 35-year-old that could eventually lead to some substantive trade talks,” Stein wrote. “Houston and Dallas have not registered tangible interest in a Butler trade pursuit while the aforementioned Suns could realistically only construct a workable offer for Butler if the Heat were willing to take on Bradley Beal. Miami, remember, had no shortage of reservations about Beal in the 2023 offseason and abruptly abandoned its interest in trading for him then, partly put off by the no-trade clause in Beal’s deal but also the sheer salary numbers involved.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-warriors-rumors-latest-trade-block-intel-siegels-scoop">Warriors have been linked to Butler</a> for a long time and even reached out to the Heat about him this summer before they sent Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks, according to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel. Now, the Warriors have a chance to snag Butler and add him to the roster as they look to make a push in the Western Conference.</p><p>This news comes on the heels of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-serious-pursuit-dennis-schroder-trade-with-nets">Warriors adding point guard Dennis Schroder</a> from the Brooklyn Nets for De’Anthony Melton and some second-round picks. Schroder gives the Warriors another reliable ball handler outside of Stephen Curry and someone that can run the offense and create shots for himself and others while Curry is on the bench.</p><p>The inclusion of Melton in that deal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-jimmy-butler-have-mutual-trade-interest">makes the Warriors’ path to acquiring Butler a little bit tougher</a>. Melton’s expiring contract made him a very logical and admirable trade chip that an opposing team could take back in a deal without being on the books for next season and beyond, which is why the Nets took him back in the Schroder deal.</p><p>Regardless, the Warriors have the young pieces to entice the Heat to try and get a deal done over the next few months along with some draft picks. If the Warriors can get Butler to the Bay Area, they will finally have another secondary star next to Stephen Curry that would make them contenders in the Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors the only reported Jimmy Butler suitor with realistic trade path

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-jimmy-butler-trade-buzz-rising-latest-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Jimmy Butler trade buzz ‘rising’ with latest update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-Jimmy-Butler-trade-buzz-rising-with-latest-update.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Jimmy Butler trade buzz ‘rising’ with latest update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T08:14:19-08:00">December 15th, 8:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T08:14:19-08:00">December 15th, 8:14am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-warriors-rumors-latest-trade-block-intel-siegels-scoop">Jimmy Butler trade rumors have continued</a> throughout the week, as it seems like there’s a real chance that the Miami Heat forward could be headed somewhere else. Though there may have been some denial in those rumors, it looks like the<a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/all-the-latest-nba-trade-talk-and?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=153105630&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener"> trade buzz could be rising</a>, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>“There is a rising belief leaguewide that the Heat are indeed willing to trade Butler before the Feb. 6 trade deadline despite the great success they’ve enjoyed together over the past five seasons,” Stein wrote. “More teams consulted than not believe that Butler is also eyeing seriously eyeing new locales for the first time. It’s a notion reinforced by the widespread belief that Butler is determined to bypass next season’s $52.4 million player option — no matter where he is on Feb. 7 — to become a free agent on June 30.”</p><p>Butler listed four teams, which included the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and the Dallas Mavericks.</p><h2>Warriors, Jimmy Butler have mutual interest</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-jimmy-butler-have-mutual-trade-interest">Though</a> Jimmy Butler named four teams, the Warriors seem to be the one that has interest in him, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.</p><p>“The Warriors inquired about Butler’s availability before sending Thompson to the Mavs and before agreeing to free agency deals with Melton, Buddy Hield, and Kyle Anderson, sources said. The Heat held no interest in discussing Butler in trade talks, which is why nothing ever materialized. With Butler reportedly being open to a Warriors trade, this is once again something for Golden State to ponder,” Siegel wrote.</p><p>In order for the Warriors to make the move, they’ll have to match Butler’s money with some of the contracts that they have. Andrew Wiggins could possibly be in the deal, but they could also center a deal around Jonathan Kuminga, especially since the Warriors did not give him a contract extension before the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Jimmy Butler trade buzz ‘rising’ with latest update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-jimmy-butler-have-mutual-trade-interest');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors, Jimmy Butler have ‘mutual trade interest’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-Warriors-Jimmy-Butler-have-mutual-trade-interest.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors, Jimmy Butler have ‘mutual trade interest’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T11:02:30-08:00">December 13th, 11:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T11:02:30-08:00">December 13th, 11:02am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-fuels-trade-rumors-latest-hair-color">Butler seems to want a trade</a> out of Miami, and he has several teams on his list where he’d want to go. The Golden State Warriors was one of those teams on his list, and it seems like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-warriors-rumors-latest-trade-block-intel-siegels-scoop" rel="noopener">two parties have a mutual interest</a> in each other, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.</p><p>“The Warriors inquired about Butler’s availability before sending Thompson to the Mavs and before agreeing to free agency deals with Melton, Buddy Hield, and Kyle Anderson, sources said. The Heat held no interest in discussing Butler in trade talks, which is why nothing ever materialized,” Siegel wrote. “With Butler reportedly being open to a Warriors trade, this is once again something for Golden State to ponder.</p><p>“Perhaps the most notable piece of intel in connection to Golden State is that whispers between league circles suggest interest is still mutual. Butler would welcome a trade to the Warriors, and the Dubs would be thrilled to add the veteran All-Star next to Curry and Draymond Green. However, getting to roughly $50 million in outgoing salary would need to involve the Warriors giving up several valuable pieces.”</p><p>Though the two teams may have interest, the trade may be complicated due to Butler’s contract and how much money the Warriors can take on. That means the Warriors will have to send out higher contracts, which means somebody like Andrew Wiggins may be in the deal. Nonetheless, if the Warriors want Butler, they’ll do what they have to so they can get him.</p><h2>Can the Warriors get a Jimmy Butler trade done?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler_e41076.jpg"><figcaption>im Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Warriors have been trying to add a third star to their team since Klay Thompson left them in free agency. Two players that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-why-clippers-dont-regret-warriors-paul-george-trade-offer">they inquired about were Paul George</a> and Lauri Markkanen but they were not able to make a deal happen. With Jimmy Butler open to a trade and both having mutual interest, there’s a chance it could happen.</p><p>If a trade was to happen, there’s no doubt what Butler can bring to the Warriors for the rest of the season, but will the team be willing to give him a contract extension, similar to what he wanted in Miami? One of the reasons Butler has requested a trade was because he didn’t get a contract extension during the offseason, which may have left a sour taste in his mouth.</p><p>Butler is 35 years old, and it probably wouldn’t be in a team’s best interest to give him a long-term extension.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors, Jimmy Butler have ‘mutual trade interest’

Siegel’s Scoop: Making sense of Jimmy Butler-Warriors rumors, latest trade block intel

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-jimmy-butler-trade-rumors-take-a-pause-in-4th-straight-win-vs-raptors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jimmy Butler trade rumors take a pause in Heat’s 4th straight win vs. Raptors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-news-Jimmy-Butler-trade-rumors-take-a-pause-in-4th-straight-win-vs.jpg"><figcaption>12/12/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Jimmy Butler trade rumors take a pause in Heat’s 4th straight win vs. Raptors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T19:11:00-08:00">December 12th, 7:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T19:11:00-08:00">December 12th, 7:11pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – Despite the constant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butlers-preferred-trade-destinations-with-heat-open-to-offers">rumors surrounding Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler</a>, the team handled business Thursday night as they won their fourth straight against the Toronto Raptors, 114-104. While the win will still be overshadowed, most likely by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-potential-jimmy-butler-trade-destinations">trade speculation with the Heat star</a>, they are still in the best stretch of the season.</p><p>Butler would have a modest game, scoring 11 points on three-for-eight shooting to go along with five rebounds and four assists. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-drops-worthy-all-star-admission">Heat star Tyler Herro continues to have an All-Star</a>-type season, producing 23 points on an efficient nine-for-13 for 13 shooting, four of seven from deep, with four rebounds and four assists.</p><p>Bam Adebayo had another efficient game compared to the cold start to the season, as he scored 21 points, collected 16 rebounds, and recorded six assists.</p><p>Here are three takeaways from the Heat’s fourth straight win over the Raptors:</p><h2><b>A strong second quarter puts Heat ahead in the first half</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-playong-defense-on-Dec.-12-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was a rough start in the first quarter for Miami as Toronto came out aggressive on the defensive end of the floor, pressing stars such as Tyler Herro after having an explosive week where he was honored as Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Raptors star Grady Dick would have an impressive start of his own, having 12 of his team’s first 20 points as the Heat ended the period down four points.</p><p>There is no doubt that eyes were on Butler this game, especially since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-fuels-trade-rumors-latest-hair-color">Heat star was rocking an orange hairstyle</a>, with people speculating that it was to poke fun at the recent trade rumors involving the Phoenix Suns. He would not have much impact on offense until making a free throw with two and change left in the opening period.</p><p>The second quarter started scary for the team as Toronto had a 14-2 run where they built up a lead by as much as 16 points, which, against a team that missed their best player in Scottie Barnes, was a reality check. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-has-eye-opening-message-to-nikola-jovic-amid-diminished-role">Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra decided to play Nikola Jovic</a>, which was the first time he’s been on the floor since Nov. 23 against the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>He turned out to be one of the reasons for Miami to start rolling on offense as they ended the period on a 33-10 run that quickly erased the aforementioned double-digit lead. Jovic would have an 11-point quarter, shooting three of three from the field two of two from beyond the arc to go along with a +23 on the floor.</p><p>Even the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-erik-spoelstra-shout-out-miamis-latest-diamond-in-the-rough">Heat guard Dru Smith would continue</a> to have productive minutes, scoring seven in the period. The team shot 66.7 percent (12/18) from the field and five of eight from deep.</p><h2><b>The second half was controlled by the Heat</b></h2><p>The Heat would continue to control the game throughout the second half as they outscored the Raptors 31-25 in the third quarter, shooting 50 percent from the field and from three-point range. Herro would contribute nine more to further hurt any chance Toronto tried to come back in this game.</p><p>Toronto could not find the magic they had in the first half, despite actually finishing with more points in the paint than Miami, 56-52, which is considered the Heat’s forte. However, it was from everywhere else that the home team found success as they finished shooting 40.6 percent from deep and 48.2 percent from the field.</p><p>It was a typical Heat win with the main three stars having solid nights where the second unit, and a welcome performance from Jovic, who finished with 14 points off the bench, provided a helpful boost to get them their fourth straight win.</p><h2><b>Despite Jimmy Butler trade rumors, the Heat won their fourth straight</b></h2><p>There is no doubt that the trade rumors surrounding the Heat star Butler were the sole focus of the team for the last few days, which is ironic timing since the team is playing their best basketball. After the 41-point win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 4, it had aspects of the start of a turning point for the Heat.</p><p>The team would go on to take down an explosive Phoenix Suns team, albeit without Kevin Durant, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-open-up-on-miamis-positive-momentum-after-win-vs-cavs">Heat would then go on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, which has a strong case to be the best victory of the season over the No. 1 seed in the East. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstras-message-to-the-team-amidst-jimmy-butler-trade-rumors">Heat’s focus right now is to put the outside noise</a> of trade rumors and <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1867343641200509243" rel="noopener">speculation on the back burner</a>, an aspect that Spoelstra said to ClutchPoints before Thursday’s win.</p><p>“This is this profession,” Spoelstra said. “Can’t get sick and see some narratives that are going out there, that’s going to happen, you know, in every organization at some point during a season, we’re trying to build on something like, played three solid games, we’re still not anywhere where we want to be, you know. So we have some work to do. And, you know, really getting ready for this final game of this home stand is the most important thing right now.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about the importance of mental toughness where they’re playing their best, but the organization is clouded with trade rumors.</p><p>“That’s this profession, you can’t get sick and see some narratives that are going out there, that’s going to happen…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/JTW8axbVaI">pic.twitter.com/JTW8axbVaI</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1867343641200509243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, the Heat are now 13-10, on a four-game winning streak, as they now travel to take on the Detroit Pistons on Monday, Dec. 16.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jimmy Butler trade rumors take a pause in Heat’s 4th straight win vs. Raptors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-erik-spoelstras-message-to-the-team-amidst-jimmy-butler-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Erik Spoelstra’s message to Heat amidst Jimmy Butler trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Erik-Spoelstras-message-to-the-team-amidst-Jimmy-Butler-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Erik Spoelstra’s message to Heat amidst Jimmy Butler trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T15:29:31-08:00">December 12th, 3:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T15:56:46-08:00">December 12th, 3:56pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – There’s no doubt that the topic of conversation around the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butlers-preferred-trade-destinations-with-heat-open-to-offers">Miami Heat has been about Jimmy Butler and the trade rumors</a> that surround him. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-fuels-trade-rumors-latest-hair-color">Butler’s latest hair color</a> has added fuel to the fire, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke before Thursday’s contest against the Toronto Raptors about putting that type of speculation on the back burner.</p><p>The timing has been somewhat comical as Miami is currently playing their best stretch of basketball this season, currently on a three-game winning streak, but the attention has been on Shams Charania’s ESPN report about Butler. Spoelstra would tell ClutchPoints that the “profession” of basketball is having the mental toughness to put the focus on basketball as <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1867343641200509243" rel="noopener">“narratives”</a> like they are going through happen to every team.</p><p>“This is this profession,” Spoelstra said. “Can’t get sick and see some narratives that are going out there, that’s going to happen, you know, in every organization at some point during a season, we’re trying to build on something like, played three solid games, we’re still not anywhere where we want to be, you know. So we have some work to do. And, you know, really getting ready for this final game of this home stand is the most important thing right now.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about the importance of mental toughness where they’re playing their best, but the organization is clouded with trade rumors.</p><p>“That’s this profession, you can’t get sick and see some narratives that are going out there, that’s going to happen…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/JTW8axbVaI">pic.twitter.com/JTW8axbVaI</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1867343641200509243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Spoelstra would say after Tuesday’s practice that the outside noise has consisted of a bunch of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-jimmy-butler-trade">“gibberish” in reference to the reporting surrounding Butler.</a></p><h2><b>Heat’s Jimmy Butler not bothered by the trade speculation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-on-Dec.-7-2024.-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The past few days for the organization have been a hectic one as besides Charania reporting that not only are the Heat “open” to trading Butler if the deal is right, but the star’s preferred spots would be revealed. It would consist of teams such as the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors, and the Phoenix Suns, who were added later, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-agent-calls-out-shams-charania-amid-trade-rumors">much to the dismay of Butler’s agent</a>, Bernie Lee.</p><p>After Wednesday’s practice, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-breaks-silence-on-latest-trade-reports">Butler would break his silence</a> about the rumors going on about him and would say he likes the attention it brings <a href="https://x.com/hoopshype/status/1866914245159288950" rel="noopener">and isn’t bothered by it</a>, according to a video by HoopsHype.</p><p>“I actually like it,” Butler said. “It’s good to be talked about. I don’t think there’s such a thing as bad publicity to a point. But if somebody is talking about me getting traded, that’s a lot.”</p><p>“It’s fine with me,” Butler continued on the trade speculation. “It doesn’t bother me one bit and I do appreciate it. I appreciate going out there and hooping and I appreciate being efficient, being effective and helping my team win. I don’t ever take playing basketball for anybody for granted.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jimmy Butler on Miami Heat future:</p><p>“Who knows… My kids matter, my happiness matters, my well being matters and my family matters.” <a href="https://t.co/GcMN5ZN6rW">pic.twitter.com/GcMN5ZN6rW</a></p><p>— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) <a href="https://twitter.com/hoopshype/status/1866914245159288950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>At any rate, the team still has a season to operate as they are playing their best basketball, as said before. Their current winning streak includes a 41-point win over the Los Angeles Lakers, one over the Phoenix Suns, and even the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-open-up-on-miamis-positive-momentum-after-win-vs-cavs">Heat beating the No. 1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers.</a></p></figure><p>They look for four straight as Miami takes on a Scottie Barnes-less Raptors group, which they are facing for the third time in two weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Erik Spoelstra’s message to Heat amidst Jimmy Butler trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-jimmy-butler-fuels-trade-rumors-latest-hair-color');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Jimmy Butler fuels trade rumors with latest hair color');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-news-Jimmy-Butler-fuels-trade-rumors-with-latest-hair-color.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Heat’s Jimmy Butler fuels trade rumors with latest hair color</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T13:55:28-08:00">December 12th, 1:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T13:55:28-08:00">December 12th, 1:55pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-potential-jimmy-butler-trade-destinations">Butler has been in trade rumors</a> for the week, with ESPN’s Shams Charania naming the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and the Phoenix Suns as the four teams that he would like to be traded to. In correlation with the teams, fans have noticed that Butler has changed his hair color to the teams that were on his list.</p><p>With the Suns as the latest team reportedly on his list, it only made sense for Butler to <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867315177148100958" rel="noopener">dye his hair orange</a>, and that’s exactly what he did. ‘</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jimmy Butler has dyed his hair orange 👀🤔</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/JimmyButler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JimmyButler</a>/ IG) <a href="https://t.co/OFSIRYdvMJ">pic.twitter.com/OFSIRYdvMJ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867315177148100958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Butler has shown throughout his career that he’s a troll, so there’s no surprise that he’s doing this at the peak of which the trade rumors are. The only question is if those trade rumors are true, especially after Butler’s agent called out Charania for his reporting.</p><h2>Will the Heat trade Jimmy Butler?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-2.jpg"></figure><p>Jimmy Butler reportedly wants to go to a win-now team, and those four teams that he listed are definitely in that mode. Some have been looking at the trade rumors a bit differently after Butler’s agent, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-nba-twitter-explodes-jimmy-butler-agent-calls-out-shams-charania">Bernie Lee, called out Shams Charania</a> for his reporting.</p><p>“Alright listen,” Lee wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don’t stop putting my name on your complete and utter made up bullshit because you know you normally arent worth my time to acknowledge..</p><p>“I don’t know what I’m going to do because I’m a middle aged dad but just know it would indicate severe dislike. World… all this is fabricated. I have never and honestly it wouldn’t help me or the position I represent to do anything that’s been reported by said ‘journalist.’”</p><p>The next day, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-shams-charania-jimmy-butler-agent-bernie-lee">Charania went on First Take to double down</a> on his report.</p><p>“I 1,000 percent stand by my reporting. It’s fully vetted,” Charania said. “And as a professional, that’s what I do, that’s what I get paid to do… report truthfully and accurately. That’s what this is. Period.”</p><p>Only time will tell if the rumors are true, but they may be true after it seems like the Heat are not willing to give Butler the contract extension he wants. The Heat are also 12-10, and that doesn’t seem like enough for Butler to consider them a win-now team. Tyler Herro has been a bright spot for the team this season, and the keys may be given to him for the future of the team.</p><p>The Heat have tried every season to land a big star since getting Butler, but they’ve been unsuccessful at doing so.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Jimmy Butler fuels trade rumors with latest hair color

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-dallas-jimmy-butler-trade-rumors-claim-ex-player');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jimmy Butler Mavericks trade rumors draw eye-opening claim from ex-player');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mavericks-news-Dallas-Jimmy-Butler-trade-rumors-draw-eye-opening-claim-from-ex-player.jpg"></figure><h1>Jimmy Butler Mavericks trade rumors draw eye-opening claim from ex-player</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T11:13:51-08:00">December 12th, 11:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T11:13:51-08:00">December 12th, 11:13am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Mavericks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy Butler is reportedly available to be traded, and the Miami Heat star may <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butlers-preferred-trade-destinations-with-heat-open-to-offers">manage to return to his home state of Texas</a>. But one former player says it would be better for Butler to land with the Dallas Mavericks instead of the Houston Rockets if he were to be traded.</p><p>Chandler Parsons, who played 10 seasons in the NBA, including two with the Mavericks, said Dallas <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867274421351637151" rel="noopener">would be a better spot</a> for 35-year-old Butler even with the Rockets’ impressive play this year.</p><p>“I love the Rockets move, but they have something good going. I don’t like to shake it up when something’s good going,” Parsons said on FanDuel TV’s ‘Run It Back’. “And when you look at a team like this, [if] Jimmy Butler goes to the Rockets, I think he thinks he’s the number one option. And I think that’s not the best situation for Jimmy Butler right now. To me, it’s Dallas. You go there, and there’s a pecking order. It’s known; this is Luka’s team and then there’s Kyrie, and then there’s Jimmy Butler. And weaknesses for their team is defense, so I think he can provide them a lot of things, fill a lot of holes that they don’t have quite yet.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Jimmy Butler goes to the Rockets, I think he thinks he's the number one option, that's not the best situation… To me, it's Dallas, he would give [Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving] exactly what they need."</p><p>– Chandler Parsons 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/TBIVvTTIjA">pic.twitter.com/TBIVvTTIjA</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1867274421351637151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Is a Mavericks trade for Heat star Jimmy Butler even possible?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jimmy_Butler_trying_to_get_past_Mavericks_guard_Kyrie_Irving.jpeg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-jimmy-butler-trade-heat-almost-impossible"> problem with a potential Mavericks trade</a> for Butler, as Parsons went on to mention, is that Dallas would have to part with one or multiple key pieces in exchange for Butler.</p><p>Thanks to the signing of Klay Thompson over the offseason, Dallas is hard-capped at the $178.1 million first apron, meaning it cannot exceed that cap figure for the entirety of the season. Currently, the Mavericks sit about $526,000 below the first apron, meaning any trade for Butler would effectively have to match outgoing salaries with the $48.8 million Butler is making this season.</p><p>To reach that figure would involve packaging multiple players, including possibly Klay Thompson ($15.9 million), PJ Washington (15.5 million), Daniel Gafford ($13.4 million), Maxi Kleber ($11 million), or Naji Marshall ($8.6 million). Neither Marshall nor Thompson can be traded until Dec. 15 since they each signed deals with Dallas in the offseason.</p><p>Whether Dallas is a realistic destination or not, it would appear Butler’s time in Miami is coming to an end. While he can pick up a $52.4 million player option during the summer, the relationship between the Heat and Butler seems more strained than ever despite two NBA Finals appearances since Butler arrived in 2019.</p><p>After the Heat’s first-round playoff loss to the Boston Celtics, Butler, who missed the series due to a sprained MCL, said the Celtics “would be at home” had he played. Shortly thereafter, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-pat-riley-warns-jimmy-butler-to-keep-mouth-shut-after-viral-celtics-comments">Pat Riley, the Heat’s chief decisionmaker</a> and former head coach, did not hold back in his criticism of Butler’s comments.</p><p>“I thought, ‘Is that Jimmy trolling or is that Jimmy serious?’ If you’re not on the court playing against Boston or on the court playing against the New York Knicks, you should keep your mouth shut on the criticism of those teams,” Riley said after the season.</p><p>At that time, Riley also seemed to place an emphasis on night-to-night availability for the Heat’s players. Since joining the Heat, he has never played 65 games in a single season. Butler has played in 17 of Miami’s 22 games so far this season, putting him on pace for 63 games, three more than he played last season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jimmy Butler Mavericks trade rumors draw eye-opening claim from ex-player

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-jimmy-butler-on-injury-report-vs-raptors-amid-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jimmy Butler on injury report vs. Raptors amid trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-on-injury-report-vs.-Raptors-amid-trade-rumors.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Jimmy Butler on injury report vs. Raptors amid trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T08:43:28-08:00">December 12th, 8:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T08:44:57-08:00">December 12th, 8:44am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat (12-10) have <a href="https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2024-25-season/" rel="noopener">listed</a> Jimmy Butler as probable for their Thursday night matchup against the Toronto Raptors (7-18) as they conclude a four-game homestand. Butler is dealing with right knee soreness, according to the team’s latest injury report.</p><p>Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, with a decision on Butler’s availability expected closer to game time. In his last outing, Butler recorded 18 points, five assists, three rebounds, and two steals, helping the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-open-up-on-miamis-positive-momentum-after-win-vs-cavs">Heat secure a 122-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, who currently hold the NBA’s best record at 21-4.</p><p>This season, Butler has been a key contributor for Miami, averaging 19 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game across 17 appearances. He is shooting an efficient 55.7% from the field and 36% from beyond the arc.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Jimmy Butler’s injury status vs. Raptors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-22-smiles-at-the-bench-against-the-Cleveland-Cavaliers.jpg"><figcaption>© Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Butler’s inclusion on the injury report coincides with swirling trade rumors surrounding the six-time All-Star. Earlier this week, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the Heat are open to listening to trade offers, with Butler reportedly favoring moves to the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, or Houston Rockets. During an appearance on NBA Today on Wednesday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-potential-jimmy-butler-trade-destinations">Charania added the Phoenix Suns as another potential destination</a>.</p><p>In response, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butlers-agent-sounds-off-again-on-trade-rumors">Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, refuted the reports</a> in a series of posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Lee criticized Charania’s claims, stating they were inaccurate. Heat owner Mickey Arison appeared to support Lee’s denial by retweeting the agent’s thread, further fueling speculation about Butler’s standing with the organization.</p><p>The Heat have found their rhythm after a sluggish 5-7 start to the season, winning seven of their last 10 games. Miami is currently riding a three-game win streak and aims to extend it against a struggling Raptors team. Toronto, at 7-18, is searching for consistency but faces a tough challenge against a Heat squad building momentum.</p><p>Thursday’s game presents an opportunity for Miami to solidify its position in the Eastern Conference standings while addressing growing questions about Butler’s long-term future with the franchise.</p><p>As the Heat look to continue their recent success, Butler’s health and potential trade scenarios will remain pivotal storylines to monitor in the coming weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jimmy Butler on injury report vs. Raptors amid trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-jimmy-butlers-agent-sounds-off-again-on-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jimmy Butler’s agent sounds off again on Heat trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-news-Jimmy-Butlers-agent-sounds-off-again-on-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Jimmy Butler’s agent sounds off again on Heat trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T08:06:17-08:00">December 12th, 8:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T08:06:17-08:00">December 12th, 8:06am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a hectic past couple of days for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butlers-preferred-trade-destinations-with-heat-open-to-offers">Miami Heat fans reading the rumors about Jimmy Butler</a> possibly being traded by the deadline and ending his highly successful stint with the team. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-agent-calls-out-shams-charania-amid-trade-rumors">Butler’s agent would call out Shams Charania</a>, the ESPN NBA insider who reported that Miami would be “open” to trading the star and the forward had preferred destinations.</p><p>When a player goes through trade speculation, it seems not often fans see their agent take to social media to show his displeasure in the reporting. The agent in question, Bernie Lee, would double down on his feelings and say to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald that Butler’s position with the combination of his name is a <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article296948234.html" rel="noopener">“tool to cement a headline.”</a></p><p>“Anything associated with Jimmy’s position and using my name as the tool to cement a headline,” Lee said. “Jimmy’s job is to perform at his job to the best of his many abilities and to drive that team to win. As of today, Jimmy analytically grades out as approximately the sixth-eighth best player in the NBA, and his team has almost a plus 10 point differential when his usage is over 20. The Golden State Warriors, when they won 73 games, were a plus 11.6. He’s doing his job really well, and that is the focus, which in turn makes it my focus.”</p><h2><b>Heat star Jimmy Butler’s agent calls out Shams Charania on social media</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-on-Dec.-7-2024.-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This response came after a slew of posts on X, formerly Twitter, in which, besides Charania’s original reporting, he added that the Phoenix Suns are one team that Lee has said Butler would want to go to. Lee said that all of Charania’s reporting was <a href="https://x.com/BernieoLee/status/1866995114276733071" rel="noopener">“fabricated.”</a></p><p>“Alright listen,” Lee said Wednesday. “I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don’t stop putting my name on your complete and utter made up bull— because you know you normally aren’t worth my time to acknowledge.”</p><p>“I don’t know what I’m going to do because I’m a middle aged dad but just know it would indicate severe dislike,” Lee continued. “World… all this is fabricated. I have never and honestly it wouldn’t help me or the position I represent to do anything that’s been reported by said ‘journalist.’”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Jimmy Butler likes all of the noise he’s receiving</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-agent-support-miami-owner-shams-fiasco">Heat’s owner, Mickey Arison, would even repost</a> these messages by Lee on the social media platform to show his support. Lee would throw more shots at Charania, saying that this is the chance for him to reveal he uses <a href="https://x.com/BernieoLee/status/1866995583522664852" rel="noopener">“Chat GPT,”</a> the AI-operated website, to write out his posts.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-breaks-silence-on-latest-trade-reports">Butler himself would break his silence</a> on the trade rumors and say he likes all the attention he’s getting and implied some frustration where even if the star says he loves to be in Miami, reporting would say otherwise. Charania reported that besides the Heat <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/42878390/shams-charania-nba-pass-trade-intel-jimmy-butler-brandon-ingram-golden-state-warriors" rel="noopener">“open”</a> to trading Butler, the 35-year-old would prefer to play for the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, and now the Suns.</p><p>He also mentioned that Butler plans to opt out of his current deal and become a free agent in the offseason after an inability to sign a contract extension with Miami. At any rate, the Heat are currently playing their best basketball as they are on a three-game winning streak, looking to make it four against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jimmy Butler’s agent sounds off again on Heat trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-shams-doubles-down-jimmy-butler-suns-trade-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Shams doubles down on Jimmy Butler-Suns trade report');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-Shams-doubles-down-on-Jimmy-Butler-Suns-trade-report.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Shams doubles down on Jimmy Butler-Suns trade report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T06:54:31-08:00">December 12th, 6:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T06:54:31-08:00">December 12th, 6:54am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-potential-jimmy-butler-trade-destinations">Butler has been in trade rumors</a> for the entire week, as it was reported that he’d be interested in teams that include the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, and Golden State Warriors. More recently, the Phoenix Suns were added to that list, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The NBA insider went on X, formerly Twitter, to report the news, and minutes later appeared on NBA Countdown to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDdX52oPIaf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" rel="noopener">give a further analysis</a> of the developing story.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDdX52oPIaf/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDdX52oPIaf/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by @courtsidebuzzig</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>“The Phoenix Suns are another team that Jimmy Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, has indicated in league circles that the six-time All-Star is open to as a destination while Miami listens to trade offers, sources tell ESPN, joining Dallas, Houston and Golden State,” Shams wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The problem was that Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, started to <a href="https://x.com/BernieoLee/status/1866995114276733071" rel="noopener">deny those rumors</a> and called out Charania on social media.</p><p>“Alright listen,” Lee wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don’t stop putting my name on your complete and utter made up bullshit because you know you normally arent worth my time to acknowledge..</p><p>“I don’t know what I’m going to do because I’m a middle aged dad but just know it would indicate severe dislike. World… all this is fabricated. I have never and honestly it wouldn’t help me or the position I represent to do anything that’s been reported by said ‘journalist.'”</p><p>As of now, nobody knows if the rumors are true, but things should start to reveal themselves as the season progresses and the trade deadline gets closer.</p><h2>Jimmy Butler open to trade from Heat</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler_6a85f6.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Apparently, Jimmy <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-jimmy-butler-trade">Butler is looking to go to a team</a> in win-now mode, and that list shows teams that are definitely in that situation. The problem is whether those teams have what it takes to make a move for Butler and whether they really want him.</p><p>The Warriors make the most sense since they have young players and assets that they could give away. Jonathan Kuminga is the big fish and will most likely be involved in any trade, especially since he and the Warriors couldn’t agree on a contract extension before the season.</p><p>The Warriors can get a veteran who can still play, while the Heat get a young player they can pair with Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo for the future. It takes two teams to tango, so if they both agree, it’ll be a done deal, but if not, they’ll have to try to make things work to their benefit.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Shams doubles down on Jimmy Butler-Suns trade report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-jimmy-butler-agent-calls-out-shams-charania-amid-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jimmy Butler’s agent calls out Shams Charania amid Heat trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butlers-agent-calls-out-Shams-Charania-amid-Heat-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Jimmy Butler’s agent calls out Shams Charania amid Heat trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-11T16:16:09-08:00">December 11th, 4:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-11T16:32:41-08:00">December 11th, 4:32pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-breaks-silence-on-latest-trade-reports">Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has found his name in trade rumors</a> across the last few days and on Wednesday, Shams Charania reported that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-potential-jimmy-butler-trade-destinations">the Phoenix Suns are a team he’d be interested in joining</a>, according to league circles in contact with Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee.</p><p>Well, shortly after that report came out, Lee, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butlers-agent-goes-off-with-nsfw-rant-on-shams-charania-over-fake-news">who previously called out Shams back in 2021</a> for a false report, <a href="https://x.com/bernieolee/status/1866994567653777774?t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">went scorched earth on X.</a></p><p>Take a look:</p><p>“Alright listen. I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don’t stop putting my name on your complete and utter made up bullshit because you know you normally arent worth my time to acknowledge.. (continued).</p><p>I don’t know what I’m going to do because I’m a middle aged dad but just know it would indicate severe dislike. World… all this is fabricated. I have never and honestly it wouldn’t help me or the position I represent to do anything that’s been reported by said “journalist”.</p><p>Shams this is your opportunity to say my bad “I let chat GPT write my tweets and it went old school Peter Vescey..” (Shams Peter was a writer in the 90’s) be a trend setter.. invent the new I was hacked. Carry on all. Thank you.”</p><p>Absolutely ruthless from Lee. Three years ago, he destroyed Shams for claiming there was tension between Butler and the Heat roster/coaching staff. It’s pretty clear that Lee is not a fan of Charania, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/espn-lands-shams-charania-adrian-wojnarowski-replacement">who was recently hired by ESPN to take over Adrian Wojnarowski’s role</a>.</p><p>For what it’s worth, the trade buzz doesn’t seem to have much traction. Butler was asked about it himself on Wednesday and essentially shrugged off the rumors, instead seeing it as a good thing for business on the court. Via The Miami Herald:</p><p>“I actually like it,” Butler said. “It’s good to be talked about. I don’t think there’s such a thing as bad publicity to a point. But if somebody is talking about me getting traded, that’s a lot.”</p><p>“It’s fine with me,” Butler continued on the trade speculation. “It doesn’t bother me one bit and I do appreciate it. I appreciate going out there and hooping and I appreciate being efficient, being effective and helping my team win. I don’t ever take playing basketball for anybody for granted.”</p><p>Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra also called the the trade rumors “gibberish” on Tuesday. While Jimmy has yet to sign an extension, he also said it’s not a priority at the moment. The focus is this season and getting his team back to the playoffs:</p><p>“Not really,” Butler said. “My kids matter, my happiness matters, my well-being matters, and my family matters. Right now, it’s all about competing, staying healthy, and playing some great basketball. I think I’ve done that so far, so we’ll see what we got.”</p><p>For what it’s worth, fans on X were ripping apart Shams in the comments after Butler’s agent went off. It’s not too often you see an agent publicly call out a reporter, especially one with the reputation of Charania.</p><p>Wild stuff.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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