7 Jimmy Butler trade ideas for the Heat that are crazy enough to work
The Miami Heat would never trade Jimmy Butler before the trade deadline... but what if they did?
5. Butler on Beale Street
Miami gets: Marcus Smart, Luke Kennard, Zaire Williams, Jake LaRavia, 2024 first-round pick
Memphis gets: Jimmy Butler
This season is all but over for the Grizzlies, but if they can acquire someone like Butler at a low cost with an eye at returning to contending status next season it could be worth exploring.
Here, the Grizzlies trade a hodgepodge of role players and a future first-round pick to help Miami retool around Bam Adebayo. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies add Butler to a returning group of Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. for next season.