Jimmy Butler has been dissatisfied with the Miami Warmth primarily as a result of the group declined to offer him a two-year, $113 million contract extension this previous summer season, sources inform the Miami Herald. Butler was open to signing a deal early within the negotiating window, however his mindset modified when it wasn’t instantly supplied.
ESPN reported on Christmas Day that Butler now prefers to be traded by the Warmth with the Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks on his record.
The Warmth may change their thoughts and nonetheless provide Butler the extension, however there is no such thing as a indication that the group will accomplish that.
Butler is restricted to the utmost of a two-year extension as a result of the over-38 rule doesn’t enable him to signal a brand new contract that might take him previous the following three years.
Butler was additionally caught off guard by how Pat Riley challenged him throughout his information convention after the Warmth have been eradicated within the playoffs.
In accordance with a supply, Butler was additionally dissatisfied that the Warmth didn’t publicly deny a Dec. 10 ESPN report that Miami was open to buying and selling him.
