{"id":9704,"date":"2024-12-11T04:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T04:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=9704"},"modified":"2024-12-11T04:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T04:16:05","slug":"heat-coach-erik-spoelstra-addresses-jimmy-butler-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=9704","title":{"rendered":"Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra Addresses Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1387390828-e1733857640268.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1387390828-e1733857640268.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1387390828-e1733857640268.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1387390828-e1733857640268.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Erik Spoelstra, Jimmy Butler\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"154\" data-dom-ready-time=\"158\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Head Coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat yells at Jimmy Butler.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Miami Heat\u00a0coach Erik Spoelstra shut down the trade speculations surrounding his star forward\u00a0Jimmy Butler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been our best, most consistent stretch of the season,\u201d\u00a0Spoelstra said, per Sun-Sentinel\u2019s Ira Winderman. \u201cSo anything else, any other narrative, I don\u2019t care. Nobody should, because most of this stuff has just been all like a bunch of gibberish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The gibberish stuff Spoelstra was referring to was the ESPN report on Tuesday, December 10, that the Heat would entertain trade talks for Butler, who helped him lead the franchise to two NBA Finals appearances in the post-LeBron James era.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Heat are open to listening to offers for Butler and making a deal if the proposal is right, league sources told ESPN, and Butler\u2019s agent, Bernie Lee, has indicated in league circles that Butler is open to destinations such as two of the Texas teams (Houston Rockets\u00a0and\u00a0Dallas Mavericks) and the\u00a0Golden State Warriors. Butler is a native of Houston, Texas,\u201d\u00a0Charania wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Heat are riding high on a three-game winning streak capped by a 122-113 win over the NBA\u2019s best team\u00a0Cleveland Cavaliers on December 8.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Butler is averaging 19 points, his lowest scoring average since Miami acquired him in 2019. But he\u2019s shooting a career-best 55.7% from the field in his fewest attempts since 2013-14 (11.3). On top of that, he\u2019s also averaging 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Erik Spoelstra Likens Jimmy Butler\u2019s Situation to Tyler Herro<\/h2>\n<p>The Butler\u2019s trade rumors reminds Spoelstra of\u00a0Tyler Herro\u00a0\u2018s situation before his rise this season.<\/p>\n<p>Herro has been on the trade rumor mill since after his rookie season. It only died down after the Heat\u2019s past trade target\u00a0Damian Lillard\u00a0landed on\u00a0Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n<p>Spoelstra believes Butler will also survive the Herro-like situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t mention anything, just like I didn\u2019t before,\u201d\u00a0Spoelstra said, per Sun-Sentinel\u2019s Ira Winderman. \u201cI think the biggest message is that fact that we\u2019re 3-0 right now, this past week, and the player that was rumored in so many trades and speculations the last three years \u2013 it seemed like every week \u2013 that player is still here and is Player of the Week. So that\u2019s really the only thing I\u2019m thinking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butler\u2019s case is different though as he isn\u2019t locked beyond this season. He has a\u00a0$52.4 million player option\u00a0for next season, which he is not inclined to pick up, Charania added, thus, forcing the Heat\u2019s hand to make a move or risk letting him walk without anything in return.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Tyler Herro\u2019s Rise Could Caution Jimmy Butler\u2019s Potential Exit<\/h2>\n<p>Riley\u2019s reluctance to commit significant percentage of their cap room to their 35-year-old star makes sense in the era of the dreaded second apron, where roster building becomes so restrictive for taxpaying teams.<\/p>\n<p>While Butler\u2019s production remains solid, he\u2019s no longer their No. 1 option. He\u2019s been deferring to Herro, whose pick-and-roll chemistry with\u00a0Bam Adebayo has been the catalyst of their recent surge.<\/p>\n<p>Herro was named\u00a0just\u00a0named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week\u00a0after averaging 25.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the Heat who beat the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers,\u00a0Phoenix Suns\u00a0and the Cavaliers last week.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old guard is leading the team in scoring, averaging a career-high 24.2 points per game on 42.2% 3-point shooting.<\/p>\n<p>A big part of his offensive success this season is the change in his shot diet \u2014 less midrange, more 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>Herro is attempting a career-high 9.9 3-pointers attempts per game while also shooting\u00a055.4% inside the painted area.<\/p>\n<p>If the Heat decides to move Butler, Herro will caution the impact of his loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Head Coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat yells at Jimmy Butler. 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