Any organization that changes Jimmy Butler You will also acquire a time bomb. He Heat He squeezed out every nice moment he could, including two appearances in the NBA Finals, before the inevitable detonation.
Butler has a habit of making sure the explosion is as loud as possible on the way out.
The Butler-Heat rift has been building since Miami refused to offer the six-time All-Star a contract extension, forcing the star guard to play this season without long-term financial security.
The Heat were hesitant to extend Butler due to his infrequent availability and advanced age. Butler has a $52 million player option for next season but has indicated he will decline it, allowing him to enter free agency.
Butler then stated that he probably couldn’t find joy playing in Miami last Thursday. ESPN reported shortly afterward that Butler formally told the Heat that he wants to play anywhere other than Miami.
The Heat suspended Butler for the next seven games for conduct detrimental to the team and announced that they are open to trading him. So what does the future hold for the 35-year-old striker?
The betting houses made their predictions and the Memphis Grizzlies are perhaps the most suitable and interested house in having Butler.
The Grizzlies are a handy landing spot and the favorite according to ESPN. They need a quality creator and have enough depth on the NBA’s highest-scoring bench to give quality pieces to Miami.
Butler’s defensive approach fits the fifth-best defense in the league. Memphis has the third-best record in the West, but needs an All-Star-level scoring wing to be a true contender. Butler’s character issues could present a problem in an unstable Memphis culture, but it makes sense from a basketball perspective.
Then they follow the same Heat, where they presume that he will not leave the team before the deadline. Then the Golden State Warriors appear, and while it is true they need to reduce the salary cap, putting Butler and Stephen Curry on the same team would be very striking.
Where the Heat’s star player has no place is the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets. They are the least viable options to be interested in Butler’s services and for that reason, the betting houses’ projections give him a success of +2000, which means it is almost impossible for it to happen.
Team Odds
Grizzlies +350
Heat +400
Warriors +450
Rockets +450
Suns +500
Kings +1200
Mavericks +1200
Lakers +2000
Nuggets +2000
