Pat Riley brushes off the idea of trading Jimmy Butler.
While Jimmy Butler has been painted as the perfect potential third star candidate for the 76ers entering their summer of plenty cap space, theThis week, Heat executive Pat Riley fielded questions about the state of the Eastern Conference’s eighth-seeded team and claimed that Butler would not be a trade candidate this offseason.It’s still early on in the offseason. With the second round of the playoffs just getting started, a lot can happen over the next few months.
It seems the Heat are content with building around the 34-year-old Butler, who turns 35 before the start of next season. That only that changes if the veteran All-Star decides he wants out. So far, Butler hasn’t given any indication he wants to move on from Miami. While the Heat struggled to put together a big postseason run this year, Butler didn’t have the opportunity to contribute as he was sidelined with an injury.
His most recent run with the Heat in the playoffs started on a strange note — entering the bracket as the eighth seed — and ended with them falling short against the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. Surely, the Heat need to make some key personnel changes to keep Butler happy. So far, it seems unlikely Butler is headed towards a trade demand.
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