Are Butler and Miami going their separate ways? The reunion with MVP will create a new “monster” in the NBA
Nikita Biryukov May 30, 2024, 16:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Pat Riley may be making a terrible mistake.
This low season, like many previous ones, promises to be full of new things. Everyone wonders where LeBron James’ career will continue, who, as his agent said, has become a free agent. Will King Bronny’s son be selected in the 2024 draft, and many other interesting things? One of them can definitely be associated with Jimmy Butler. The Miami Heat forward is increasingly rumored to be moving to another NBA club and will likely leave Pat Riley, who said too much last time.
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We previously wrote that Miami president Riley was not happy with Butler’s words about Boston: supposedly, with a healthy forward, the Heat would once again pass the Celtics to the NBA playoffs. Although Pat openly stated that he does not plan to merge the star of his team. But there is more and more talk in the league about the interest of many clubs in Butler. The most common option is the Philadelphia 76ers.
Let’s dive into the past. Jimmy began the 2018/2019 season in the Minnesota Timberwolves uniform, but during one of the training sessions the forward expressed previously accumulated complaints about his “soft” teammates, coaches and managers, and then, together with his deep reserve teammates. , he unrolled the Wolves’ “double-faced” starting five. Naturally, after such an outburst, Butler was traded and went to Philadelphia.
More details about that same training:
“This is what he is the GOAT for.” Remember what Jimmy Butler did in that same Minnesota practice?
Jimbo did not stay with the Sixers, but he managed to shine with the team in the playoffs. The Pennsylvania Club, led by Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, dragged the future NBA champions, Toronto Raptors, to the seventh game, where everything was decided with a shot by Kawhi Leonard, which everyone probably remembers. The ball seemed to always be bouncing around the rim, Kawhi was already sitting on the floor, and the rest is history!
The video can be seen on the House of Highlights YouTube channel. Video rights belong to NBA MEDIA VENTURES, LLC.
Philadelphia lost, but Butler started the next season in Miami. There seemed to be no issues between him and Embiid, but something clearly happened behind closed doors. Since then a rumor arose that Jimmy had a conflict with the team’s coach Brett Brown. Since 2019, Jimbo has been playing for a club in Florida, and with great success: two trips to the NBA finals are proof of this.
In Philadelphia, apparently, they are ready to forgive Butler! According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Sixers’ owners regret what they did five years ago when they traded Jimbo. They see the success he has achieved and realize that Jimmy could be the missing link. They are willing to give him all the money he wants.
In addition to Philadelphia, there are at least three other NBA clubs that are willing to offer Butler a max contract. We’ve seen Jimmy make the playoffs and he totally deserves the money. It is true that the Sixers management is mainly counting on the arrival of Paul George, and the Miami forward is a backup option. Either way, wherever Butler ends up, it will be interesting to see what happens this offseason.
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