{"id":1080,"date":"2024-11-15T14:49:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T14:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:49:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T14:49:36","slug":"breaking-jimmy-butlers-agent-expresses-major-problem-in-todays-nba-worst-thing-we-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1080","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Jimmy Butler\u2019s agent expresses major problem in today\u2019s NBA: \u2018Worst thing we do\u2019.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heatnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/USATSI_23487569_168403910_lowres-860x574.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Adam Silver NBA\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"s-feat-outer\">\n<div class=\"feat-caption meta-text\"><span class=\"caption-text meta-bold\">Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-ct-wrap\">\n<div class=\"s-ct-inner\">\n<div class=\"e-ct-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-content rbct clearfix\">\n<p>In the NBA, two-way contracts, which were introduced back in the year 2017, have allowed teams to expand the size of their full rosters from 15 players all the way up to 18. Each team is allowed to have three players on two-way deals, and those players are allowed to spend a finite amount of time in the NBA each season.<\/p>\n<p>Two-way contracts have helped plenty of folks get opportunities to play in the league that they might not have had if that type of contract didn\u2019t exist. However,\u00a0<a title=\"Miami Heat\" href=\"https:\/\/heatnation.com\/\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Miami Heat<\/a>\u00a0star Jimmy Butler\u2019s agent, Bernie Lee, thinks that two-way deals are bad for the league and have led to a dwindling number of veterans competing in the modern NBA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Heat%20Nation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1856344206375112715&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fheatnation.com%2Fteam-news%2Fjimmy-butlers-agent-expresses-major-problem-in-todays-nba-worst-thing-we-do%2F&amp;sessionId=90a80957dc7c8b04a4c67bd9c0b11681ddb1c0bc&amp;siteScreenName=heatnationcom&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=01917f4d1d4cb%3A1696883169554&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1856344206375112715\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Players inked to two-way deals are not allowed to suit up in more than 50 of their NBA team\u2019s 82 regular-season contests and often bounce back and forth between the NBA and G League. In the 2024-25 campaign, those who are signed to two-way contracts will make half of the rookie minimum salary.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that a player has to have fewer than four years of NBA experience under his belt in order to be eligible for a two-way contract. Those playing on two-way deals also aren\u2019t eligible to participate in the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Lee is dissatisfied with two-way deals in part because of the situation one of his clients, T.J. Warren, is in. Warren, 31, is a proven scorer, yet he is not on an NBA roster at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Knicks\u00a0signed him to an Exhibit 10 deal in early October, but they ultimately waived him. He\u2019s currently with their G League team.<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s most recognized client, Butler, is one of a dwindling number of folks playing in the NBA at 30-plus years old. He\u2019s 35 and is still being paid quite handsomely, as he is earning nearly $49 million this season.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s arguable whether Butler has performed this season like a player worthy of all that money, however. He\u2019s averaging his fewest points per game since his third season in the pros and is currently sidelined with an injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports In the NBA, two-way contracts, which were introduced back in the year 2017, have allowed teams to expand the size of their full&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Jimmy Butler\u2019s agent expresses major problem in today\u2019s NBA: \u2018Worst thing we do\u2019.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=1080\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Jimmy Butler\u2019s agent expresses major problem in today\u2019s NBA: \u2018Worst thing we do\u2019.. - 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