According to ESPN’s NBA analyst Brian Windhorst, Jimmy Butler will remain with the Miami Heat.
Butler is contract-eligible this offseason, and NBA reporter Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald expects him to pursue a two-year agreement at around $113 million.
Windhorst reports that Butler will not want a trade if the Heat do not extend his contract.
Butler will earn $48.8 million next season. He has a player option worth $52.4 million for the 2025–26 season.
In the first round of this year’s postseason, the Heat were defeated in five games by the Boston Celtics. Butler did not play due to a knee issue.
Butler, a six-time All-Star, averaged 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.3 blocks in 60 games in 2023-24, shooting 49.9% from the field, 41.4% from beyond the arc, and 85.8% from the foul line.
Butler has career averages of 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.4 blocks with the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia Sixers, and Miami Heat. He has earned five All-NBA and five All-Defensive teams.
The Sixers are interested in acquiring Butler, who appeared in 55 games for the team in 2018-19. According to NBA reporter Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the team is willing to grant Butler a maximum extension.
Butler appears to be staying in Miami and continuing his connection with Bam Adebayo, though.
According to NBA source Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Heat are expected to discuss an extension with Adebayo.
Adebayo, one of the NBA’s top two-way players, will earn $34.8 million next season and $37.1 million in 2025-26.
Butler joins the Heat in 2019. Miami lost in the 2020 Finals, the first round of the 2021 playoffs, the 2022 conference finals, the 2023 Finals, and the first round this season.
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