As the NBA Finals gets underway, it's time for the league's pundits and experts to make predictions. In most cases, it will be a prediction on the outcome of the series between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets. In other cases, it may be about which player comes away with the series MVP honor, but in the case of Jimmy Butler, the prediction from Chris Broussard is that he will join LeBron James and Steph Curry as one of the primary faces of the NBA if the Heat is victorious.
"If Jimmy Butler wins this championship, he will become one of the faces of the league… He's already got the commercials… He would become at least for a year or two, one of the faces of the league."
—Chris Broussard
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Broussard's prediction had as much to do with Butler's personality as it does with his talent and his leadership. The point is that both James and Curry are older, established players and they have been key league faces for years. There needs to be some new blood at the top of the list to join those two, and a victory by the Heat should ensure that Butler will join them.
Butler has led the Heat from the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference to three major upset victories during the NBA playoffs. The Heat defeated the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in 5 games, the New York Knicks in 6 games and the Boston Celtics in 7 games.
Jimmy Butler gave the Heat spectacular leadership throughout the playoffs, and after his team lost 3 games in a row to the Celtics that forced a 7th game in the series, he calmly told the media and his teammates that they would win Game 7 in Boston without any hesitation.
He came through with 28 points, and his dependability factor clinched the win for the Heat. As a result, he may be able to serve as an excellent front man for the league.
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