"NBA Miami Butler Wants Trade" ...4 teams mentioned as destinations
"NBA Miami Butler Wants Trade" ...4 teams mentioned as destinations
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Jimmy Butler, the star of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA), is known to want a trade.
ESPN, a U.S. sports media outlet, quoted a source on the 26th (Korea time) as saying, "Butler wants to leave Miami and join the team competing for the championship."
The NBA's trade deadline is February 7th next year.
According to ESPN, Butler did not officially request a trade.
However, instead of extending the contract by exercising the player option that is at stake in the 2025-2026 season, he conveyed to each club that he would appear in the free agent market in July next year.
Over the past two weeks, multiple teams have shown interest in Butler to the Miami club.
Butler is said to be hoping for destinations such as the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets.
Miami is not in a hurry to negotiate. It plans to watch the situation during the first half of the year.
If Butler, who played as a leading star, leaves, Miami is expected to form a team centered on Bam Adebayo and Tyler Hiro, who have recently emerged as key members.
Butler and Miami failed to sign an extension ahead of this season.
Butler's annual salary this season is $49 million (about 71.4 billion won), and if he exercises his player option to extend his contract, he will receive an annual salary of $52 million in the 2025-2026 season. 안전놀이터
Miami signed Adebayo to a three-year, $166 million extension ahead of this season.
Butler, who was born in 1989 and is 35 this year, has an average of 18.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.9 assists this season.
Butler injured his left ankle in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on the 21st and has not been able to play.
Butler has experienced the playoffs in 12 of the last 13 seasons he has played in the NBA.
During his five seasons with the Miami Marlins, he played in the playoffs every time. During the 2019-2020 season and the 2022-2023 season, he advanced to the championship game (final).
Miami is ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference with a 14-13 record.