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Jimmy Butler is expected to be a seamless fit in a Miami Heat team that values the principles of being a professional among any other, often holding players accountable for their playing shape, commitment to the culture, and ultimately their performance on the practice floor and on the court. Scouts around the league have taken […]

Jimmy Butler is hoping to set the stage upon his arrival at South Beach, now that the Miami Heat have completed the trade to bring him in on a max contract after parting ways with the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency. The two-way star is hoping to reach the high standard of excellence Dwyane Wade […]

It sounds like at least one person is excited about their move to the Miami Heat. Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard was traded to South Beach in the four-team sign-and-trade that produced Jimmy Butler for the Heat. Miami sent Hassan Whiteside to the Portland Trail Blazers, where Leonard is coming from. Leonard, a 7-foot-1 power […]

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 […]

Despite an infamous quote in a magazine by a then-23-year-old Jimmy Butler, you can now expect to see him wearing a Miami Heat jersey. The Heat acquired Butler in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, which also included the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers to complete a four-team deal. Miami is excited to […]

Jimmy Butler may be the Miami Heat’s newest shooting guard, but don’t expect him to usurp Heat legend Dwyane Wade’s place in the franchise’s history. Butler has plenty of respect for the future Hall of Fame swingman, whose #3 will likely be retired by the Miami organization after 14-odd seasons with the Heat, interrupted briefly […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder shipped Paul George out of town after the 6-foot-9 forward requested for a trade a few days ago. Now George will suit up with the Los Angeles Clippers alongside reigning Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. Russell Westbrook, unfortunately, has once again been left in the dust. The Thunder acquiring a massive package […]

The Portland Trail Blazers sent Meyers Leonard to the Miami Heat in a three-team deal that landed them Hassan Whiteside. However, before the front office was even able to call him, Leonard found out about the trade….through a Woj tweet. Meyers Leonard says he found out he got traded to the Heat from a @wojespn […]

The Philadelphia 76ers lost Jimmy Butler this offseason, but did well enough working through the parameters of his departure to arguably come out in a stronger position than they were before. By bringing in Josh Richardson in the sign-and-trade that sent Butler to the Miami Heat and using cap space that had been previously earmarked […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder may have a tough situation on their hands with superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. There have been rumblings that he might want a trade following Paul George’s departure. Couple that with the reports that the Miami Heat love the idea of acquiring Westbrook and things could get interesting really soon. Former […]

The Miami Heat officially acquired star small forward Jimmy Butler on Saturday, a move president Pat Riley has been trying to make for quite some time. When Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the beginning of the 2019-20 season, the Heat aggressively tried to acquire Butler. The Philadelphia 76ers ended up getting […]

In order to complete the surprising Jimmy Butler trade, the Miami Heat have waived and stretched the contract of Ryan Anderson, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Heat will waive and stretch Ryan Anderson to complete the Jimmy Butler trade, meaning $5.2 million cap hits in the 2020 and '21 offseasons. — […]

Miami Heat officials reportedly love All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook, who could be traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder soon, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. Heat president Pat Riley already made one big splash this summer by acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Phiadelphia 76ers. The Thunder are widely expected to move Westbrook […]

DeMarcus Cousins has had a roller coaster ride over the last couple of seasons. After signing with the Golden State Warriors and rehabbing a good portion of last season from a torn Achilles, Cousins returned only to suffer a quad injury in the playoffs. He was able to come back for the NBA Finals, but […]

Miami Heat forward Kelly Olynyk is always ready if his team decides to trade him. Olynyk was almost earlier this week, but the 28-year-old is not too worried about it. Olynyk was mentioned as a possible trade piece that would be shipped to the Dallas Mavericks to make room for Jimmy Butler. The Heat eventually […]

Former NBA player and now-ESPN analyst Ryan Hollins believes the Houston Rockets will be “hurtin” after failing to land Jimmy Butler: .@TheRyanHollins explains why the Rockets will be "hurtin'" after not getting Jimmy Butler. pic.twitter.com/74ahrIUmrW — First Take (@FirstTake) July 5, 2019 The Rockets expressed interest in Butler going back to this past season when […]

The Miami Heat were a surprise participant in Day 1 of the free agent frenzy, and they definitely made a splash. A fair amount of people believed that this was going to be a quiet summer for Heat team president Pat Riley and his organization, but lo and behold, Miami just keeps on keeping on […]

It’s not a question of if the Miami Heat is a perfect fit for Jimmy Butler, but is Butler the right fit for them? Butler has been known to be a little abrasive with coaches, management, and teammates. So, with the Heat as fragile as they are now, is Butler ready for that? He’s led […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star point forward Ben Simmons is training with Miami Heat legend and future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, a sight Sixers fans love to see. Doesn’t hurt that Ben Simmons is out training with Dwyane Wade. 📸: @chrisjohnsonhoops (IG) pic.twitter.com/wWcZd81ENp — Harrison Grimm (@Harrison_Grimm) July 4, 2019 Can Dwyane Wade be the guy […]

New Miami Heat assistant coach Malik Allen believes that it is improper to call him a “big man coach” after recent reports labeled him as such when he was brought into the franchise. Allen said that being tagged as a coach for big men is quite “limiting” and inaccurate. “It is limiting in some ways,” […]

The Miami Heat surprised a number of analysts by drafting Tyler Herro with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. But the selection of Herro would just be the first in an offseason that has already been full of surprises on behalf of Pat Riley and co. With teams around the league […]

Rival executives and scouts were puzzled to learn of Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s desire to add Jimmy Butler to an already caustic dynamic between Chris Paul and James Harden, noting they virtually “dodged a bullet” after the All-Star chose to sign with the Miami Heat, according to ESPN. Considering that Butler would have […]

Kemba Walker, Al Horford, and Jimmy Butler all stayed in the Eastern Conference, but they all changed teams, spicing up the 2019-20 NBA season. There is no denying that Brooklyn Nets made the biggest splash in free agency so far, locking up Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to four-year deals, but they aren’t the only […]

Hassan Whiteside posted a farewell message to the Miami Heat and their fans after his stint in South Beach came to a close. Whiteside was sent to the Portland Trail Blazers in the deal that sent superstar guard Jimmy Butler to Miami. After seeing his five-year run in Miami ends, the towering center took to […]

Hassan Whiteside is looking forward to the opportunity of a new beginning with the Portland Trail Blazers after getting traded by the Miami Heat, according to Shandel Richardson of The Athletic. The Heat have been trying to trade Whiteside for the past two summers. Whiteside was also looking for a fresh start somewhere. Both sides […]

It seems that aside from acquiring a new superstar, the Miami Heat are also debuting a new version of the “Vice” jerseys next season. Several photos are currently making the rounds on Twitter, showing the Heat’s rumored new uniforms. They are reportedly retiring the black version of these alternate jerseys and will replace them with […]

Jared Dudley made a bold comparison when asked of the potential effect of Kawhi Leonard choosing to join the Los Angeles Lakers as his next destination. Dudley, who just agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal to join LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the rest of the gang, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on The Woj […]

Hassan Whiteside, now of the Portland Trail Blazers, sent out a subtle jab to his former team. However, the wife of Meyers Leonard has responded in defense of his husband’s new team, the Miami Heat. On Instagram, Whiteside celebrated his trade to the Blazers and boasted that he will be going to a team with […]

Derrick Jones Jr. is happy that he will be staying with the Miami Heat after his name was mentioned in a recent trade. Jones admitted that he thought he would be a part of the deal that would bring Jimmy Butler to South Beach. But when the dust settled, the 22-year-old remained a Heat, and […]

Dwyane Wade has welcomed Jimmy Butler to the Miami Heat, but the icon joked that Butler can’t take his locker nor his jersey number. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzb7SyhneNT/ Butler will be the Heat’s new franchise star after Wade’s retirement. The Heat entered a four-team trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, LA Clippers, and Portland Trail Blazers to acquire the […]

Josh Richardson admitted that he was surprised when the Miami Heat traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers. Richardson was sent to the Sixers as part of the four-team trade that sent Jimmy Butler to South Beach. According to Will Manso of Fox Sports, Richardson said that he was “taken off guard” by the sudden move. […]

Josh Richardson is reportedly headed to the Philadelphia 76ers in a sign-and-trade deal involving Jimmy Butler, so the guard wanted to send one last message to Miami Heat fans. The Heat drafted Richardson with the 40th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and watched the rugged defender turn himself into one of the best […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been a busy man this summer. One of the things that has him preoccupied is the filming of the highly anticipated “Space Jam 2” film. Recently, James shared a photo via his Instagram of himself and former teammate Chris Bosh, who visited him on the set of his […]

The Miami Heat finally completed their acquisition of All-Star guard Jimmy Butler after contract issues stalled the process. The final deal came in the form of a four-way blockbuster that included the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers as the other two teams. Miami sent Hassan Whiteside to the Blazers, and Josh Richardson […]

Just a few hours after free agency officially began, there were reports that Jimmy Butler was no longer going to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers. They turned out to be true, as the All-Star forward was traded to the Miami Heat in a complicated deal that almost fell apart because the Dallas Mavericks backed out. […]

Shortly after being traded to the Miami Heat, Meyers Leonard posted an emotional message for the Portland Trail Blazers on Twitter. Portland, I honestly don’t even know where to begin. I moved to PDX when I was just 20 years old. I had dreams of being in the NBA and there I was, a young […]

Veteran point guard Goran Dragic will be staying with the Miami Heat after all and the lefty is pleased by that, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. The Dallas Mavericks had interest in acquiring Dragic in a previous three-team construction of the Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade. However, the Mavs changed their mind and didn’t want […]

The Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade for the Miami Heat is on, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. ESPN reports Butler will head to Miami as the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers get involved as third and fourth teams. In the current framework, the Heat are sending wing Josh Richardson to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange […]

The Sixers did offer Jimmy Butler a five-year max deal, but the four-time All-Star was hell-bent on joining the Miami Heat, according to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports. Butler got his wish, as he’s joining the Heat via a sign-and-trade between the Sixers, Heat and Los Angeles Clippers. Butler’s trip to Miami was not a […]