Miami Heat: 3 Bold Predictions for Jimmy Butler In 2021-22 Season

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) spins the basketball on his finger during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves(Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports)
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) spins the basketball on his finger during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves(Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat dunks against the Orlando Magic(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Jimmy Butler has signed a four year contract extension with the Miami Heat this off-season and will be with the team through 2025-26. Butler has achieved quite a bit since being in Miami, but still has the ultimate goal to achieve and even after leading the team to the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers during their NBA Bubble run.

With that, here is how he might go about getting it done for the Miami Heat. Here are three bold prediction for Jimmy Butler in this upcoming NBA season.

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1. Jimmy Butler Will Be An All-Star Again This Season

Jimmy Butler has been an NBA All-Star five times throughout his NBA career, with the last time being at the 2020 All-Star Game in Chicago. It was there, in his old home, where he played for Team Giannis against Team Lebron.

Butler has the ability and the team to help him be in the position to be in the All-Star Game again, such as fellow former All-Stars like Kyle Lowry and Victor Oladipo, as well as soon to be All-Star’s like Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. Jimmy Butler has the stats to prove that he can still play at an All-Star level, averaging almost 21 points, six rebounds, and seven assist last season, while also leading the league in steals.

We will see how Lowry and Adebayo fair this upcoming season, specifically, as they could possibly join Butler in the 2022 All-Star Game. That’s his first bold prediction though.