Jimmy Butler requests a trade

[ShootIt]

Sources: Heat pushing Wolves for Butler trade

Minnesota's preferences in a Miami deal have included center Bam Adebayo, guard Josh Richardson and a protected 2019 first-round pick, league sources said. A trade could take on a larger construction to include more players, league sources said.

Basically, the only two positive young assets the Heat have.

Wonder if this becomes a nothing burger especially if Butler does play when he's "healthy".

 

[zombie kopitar]

That would be just a horrible deal for Miami as a rental. If he's a shoe in to re-sign then I suppose you do it.
I'd love to see Richardson on the Wolves actually. He would take Butler's role as an energy/defensive guy but not be a ball hog diva like him.

Idk if it's been discussed much here, but there is a rumor that most of the locker room tension stems from Butler sleeping with KAT's girl.
Don't like the way Butler is carrying himself right now at all.

 

[dahrougem2]

Don't make that deal if you're Miami, whether or not Butler comes with an extension. The guy just isn't worth it.

 

[Avs_19]

Sources: Heat pushing Wolves for Butler trade

Minnesota's preferences in a Miami deal have included center Bam Adebayo, guard Josh Richardson and a protected 2019 first-round pick, league sources said. A trade could take on a larger construction to include more players, league sources said.

Basically, the only two positive young assets the Heat have.

Wonder if this becomes a nothing burger especially if Butler does play when he's "healthy".

Feels like both sides are trying to use the media to create some leverage and Woj has been off on the Miami side of things from the start. Maybe Miami will get desperate at some point and budge but I'd be surprised.

Bam, Richardson, a 1st round pick, and taking back Dieng? That's insane without even mentioning the fact that it wouldn't work from a cap standpoint. If the Wolves refused to take back a contract then Miami would have to use more assets to try and dump Dieng or someone else to another team.

 

[Avs_19]

Shams says teams around the league believe the Wolves are locked in on the Heat and are under the belief they're solely targeting them for a Butler trade.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Voight]

I would hate for Miami to get him solely because of that egotistical arse Pat Riley.

 

[Avs_19]

Thibs must be trying to get fired with how he's handling this.

I think the only thing stopping Riley from going public and letting everyone know how he feels about Thibs is the fact that they want to add Butler with Spo reportedly pushing really hard for him. They're one of the more tight lipped organizations in the NBA and hate when things start leaking. If this was a lesser player, they would've pulled out by now.

 

[dahrougem2]

Lol Thibs is sooooo getting fired this season

 

[Avs_19]

Another week of the same old thing. I'm curious to see what happens if they don't trade him this week. There's some speculation that he might go the Kyrie route and decide to have minor surgery on his wrist (I think). Thibs would probably risk it and call his bluff but the owner might not.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Woof.

 

[Avs_19]

Did anyone other than Thibs think Butler was just going to show up and be a model teammate?

 

[MMC]

 

[Dr Pepper]

Man, what a ****ing brat.

What's his problem?

 

[MAHJ71]

Dude thinks he's Michael friggin Jordan

And if this is true, entire rest of the team is SOFT.

Just trade him already...

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Dude thinks he's Michael friggin Jordan

And if this is true, entire rest of the team is SOFT.

Just trade him already...

I mean, he took the worst players on the team and ran the table against the regulars. I don't think he's an angel but frustrate a man enough...

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Man, what a ****ing brat. What's his problem?

He's awesome and has no problem. He and Klay are the 2nd best SGs in the league and he took the 3rd team and whipped the garbage first team today so badly they walked off the court. The bench players were cheering him on. Before this year, the last time the Timberwolves qualified for the playoffs was in 2004. Thibs, KAT (can't play D), and Wiggins (hasn't tried since they got Butler) are all garbage. Brandon Ingram is a better player than Wiggins. Wiggins could be good if he cared, played hard, and played D, but he hasn't since they got Butler. His defensive stats are among the worst in the league. I heard an announcer openly say it on tv this pre-season, but everyone has known this since he stopped trying last season.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

I mean, he took the worst players on the team and ran the table against the regulars. I don't think he's an angel but frustrate a man enough...

He's good enough to beat KAT and Wiggins with 11-15 guys who aren't even in the rotation and some of them don't even dress for games!

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Honestly this whole ordeal is hilarious That sounds like something out of a movie, although I don't doubt that Woj is sensationalizing it a tad.

 

[MAHJ71]

I mean, he took the worst players on the team and ran the table against the regulars. I don't think he's an angel but frustrate a man enough...

KAT is soft and Wiggins is both soft and overrated. I'm not impressed.

I just find the entire ordeal silly. What I'd like to see is the entire organization act like adults and hash it out. Maybe this is the first step... according to Woj teammates left the building 'energized' ..... I guess we'll see.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Dude thinks he's Michael friggin Jordan And if this is true, entire rest of the team is SOFT. Just trade him already...

Except for trash talking Ownership/Management/Head Coach, Jordan and Kobe did the exact same thing in practice when they were mad at the starters.

 

[Terry Yake]

what do the 2014-2015 lakers have to do with this?

 

[Say Hey Kid]

"Pau Gasol signed a 3 year / $48,000,000 contract with the San Antonio Spurs, including $39,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $16,000,000. In 2018-19, Gasol will earn a base salary of $16,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $16,000,000 and a dead cap value of ..." Pau Gasol

KAT is soft and Wiggins is both soft and overrated. I'm not impressed. I just find the entire ordeal silly. What I'd like to see is the entire organization act like adults and hash it out. Maybe this is the first step... according to Woj teammates left the building 'energized' ..... I guess we'll see.

The owner told Thibs to trade him and Thibs is sandbagging and asking for more after deals are made. He's still using the starters 40+ minutes a game and never learned from all the Bulls injuries. He's not an adult. He needs to be demoted to head coach just like Pops does. See above.

Jordan punched teammates in practice including Steve Kerr. Kobe told Smush Parker he wasn't good enough to talk to him. He wasn't. But let a black athlete such as Serena or Butler stand up for themselves to an authority figure and they're widely criticized here. It's sad.

 

[Avs_19]

This is crazy. People will call them soft but I think Towns and Wiggins are just too professional to do something. Taking a swing at Butler would've been justified though.

 

[Neutrinos]

This is crazy. People will call them soft but I think Towns and Wiggins are just too professional to do something. Taking a swing at Butler would've been justified though.

Not according to any law book I'm aware of