Hoops Rumors

Although the Heat are reportedly open to listening to trade offers for six-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler ahead of the February 6 deadline, The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson (Twitter link) argues that pushing any decision on a move to the offseason could be the best way for the club to extract maximum value. Butler, 35, has a $52.4MM player option for 2025/26 with Miami. … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Butler, Jovic, Bryant, Richardson, Larsson

Although they haven’t received anything approaching a “serious offer” yet, the Heat have indeed shown a willingness to listen to inquiries on Jimmy Butler for the first time in his six seasons in Miami, league sources tell David Aldridge of The Athletic. The Heat are in the midst of a four-game winning streak, but are still just 13-10 thus far in 2024/25. Aldridge says the … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: Butler, Heat, Warriors, Porter, Vucevic

Just one year after experiencing the worst season in franchise history that culminated in just a 15-67 record, the Wizards are on pace for 11 wins this year. At 3-20, they own the least efficient offense and second-worst defensive ratings in the league and their point differential is on pace to be the worst in league history. While the Wizards were expected to lose more than … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Wizards, Rookies, Howard, Jovic, Stevens

The Nuggets should be “burning up the phone lines” to acquire star forward Jimmy Butler from the Heat, argues Chris Mannix of SI.com. Denver isn’t one of the four teams that was identified this week as a preferred landing spot for Butler in the event of a trade, but there would be nothing stopping the Heat from sending him there if the Nuggets make an offer they like. And … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Notes: Nuggets, Finances, Rockets, Lee

Sam Presti and the Thunder were voted as the NBA’s best front office by a panel of 40 executives (team presidents, general managers, VPs, and assistant GMs) across the league who were polled by Sam Amick, John Hollinger, and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. As The Athletic’s trio explains, each respondent picked their top five NBA front offices and points were awarded in the same … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Top Front Offices, Daniels, NBA Cup, Rookies