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Jimmy Butler is confident the Miami Heat will be able to sign star players in the future to pair alongside himself and Bam Adebayo.
The Heat have been linked to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Oladipo. Both All-Stars can become free agents in the offseason of 2021.
Butler, to ESPN, on luring free agents and Heat, "I think it'll happen. Only time will tell. I'm telling you, the organization is really good at getting what they want."
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) August 14, 2020
Heat president Pat Riley is one of the best recruiters there is. He got LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join Dwyane Wade in South Beach in 2010 and then lured Butler away from the Philadelphia 76ers last offseason.
Since Adebayo has relationships with Antetokounmpo and Oladipo off the court, some pundits believe it's possible the Heat can get Giannis and Oladipo in 2021, or at least one of them. That would be a huge coup if that were to happen.
Bradley Beal has also been linked to Miami.
With Butler and Adebayo leading the way this season, the Heat finished with the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference. Miami will face Oladipo and the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2020 playoffs.
In his first season with the Heat, Butler is averaging 19.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 58 games. The five-time All-Star is shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 24.4 percent from beyond the arc and 83.4 percent from the free-throw line.
The Heat look like a playoff fixture in the East with Butler and Adebayo leading the way. If Riley can get another star, they would be title contenders.
