{"id":9692,"date":"2024-12-11T04:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T04:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=9692"},"modified":"2024-12-11T04:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T04:14:04","slug":"report-heat-open-to-listening-to-trade-offers-for-jimmy-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=9692","title":{"rendered":"Report: Heat open to listening to trade offers for Jimmy Butler.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CP173601361-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler brings the ball upcourt against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (Nell Redmond\/AP)\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"components_paragraph__b8N_5\">\n<p>Despite having won three straight games to move into fifth place in the Eastern Conference, the\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0could be set to shake things up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"components_paragraph__b8N_5\">\n<p>According to a report from ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania, the Heat &#8220;are open to listening to offers&#8221; for star forward\u00a0Jimmy Butler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"components_block-core-embed__w_k0Z\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Sportsnet&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1866514942205247691&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsnet.ca%2Fnba%2Farticle%2Freport-heat-open-to-listening-to-trade-offers-for-jimmy-butler%2F&amp;sessionId=2e03e9198439ce52819691d9d4e18d3541f3dff5&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1866514942205247691\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"components_paragraph__b8N_5\">\n<p>The 35-year-old has continued to produce in his sixth season with Miami, averaging 19 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game on 55.7-per-cent shooting from the field. 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