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Miami Heat: Top four moments from the team’s 2018

By Brandon Johnson

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 10: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat laughs during warm up before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on December 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 10: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat laughs during warm up before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on December 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – NOVEMBER 24: Goran Dragic #7 of the Miami Heat takes the ball from Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the game on November 24, 2017 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – NOVEMBER 24: Goran Dragic #7 of the Miami Heat takes the ball from Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the game on November 24, 2017 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

Trading Faces (or not)

As if the NBA needed any more drama, the Heat were embroiled in the biggest trade of the season that went absolutely nowhere.

Jimmy Butler, of Chicago Bulls locker room rant fame, took his notoriety to another level when he made excessively clear his yearning to leave the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Well aware of their penchant for physical and behavioral rehabilitation as well as the need for a “superstar,” Miami bit on the trade talks, throwing out any and every name on the roster in the trade machine brain teaser.

Of course, Butler was flipped to Philadelphia and Miami was left high and dry. But abstaining from the trade was for the best, as the Heat have since cobbled together a five-game win streak to complement a breakout from resident Butler impersonator, Justise Winslow.

Already a defensive stalwart, the fourth-year forward has begun to live up to his draft night comparisons by injecting confidence into his offensive toolkit. In the month of December, Winslow averaged nearly 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal and a half per game.

Miami might have lost out on the Butler sweepstakes, but with Winslow at the helm, it was assuredly for the better.

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