A new big three in South Beach? Not so fast, according to newly acquired Miami Heat wing Jimmy Butler.
Miami acquired Butler in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, which included the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers to complete the four-team trade.
The Heat famously teamed up future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade with Chris Bosh and LeBron in the 2010 free agency, which led to four straight NBA Finals appearances and back-to-back titles for Miami.
The NBA's landscape looks very familiar to the “super team” idea put in place by Wade, Bosh, and James. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are teaming up with the Clippers, and James with the Lakers forced an Anthony Davis trade.
Now, for the Heat, Butler isn't getting ahead of himself with regards to calling All-Star friends to join him in South Beach.
Per Ira Winderman in the South Florida Sun Sentinel:
“I don't try to get, or we don't try to get too far ahead of ourselves right now,” he said. “I'm still basking in the moment that I'm here. This happened today, basically.
“I feel I have to live for the right now. And then, whenever we start to talk about that and move forward on that type of stuff, that's the next step.”
Butler last played for the Sixers, where he competed alongside All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, and great role player and forward Tobias Harris. Now Philly will bring in Al Horford to shore up the frontcourt with Embiid and look to be a perennial Eastern Conference Finals threat.
The 6-foot-8 swingman Butler isn't necessarily attempting a quick super-team reload for the Heat, however, it looks like in the meantime.
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