Fans are upset after Jimmy Butler’s potential final Heat game amid trade rumors

On Tuesday night, gears for a Jimmy Butler trade was still in motion; the The Phoenix Suns, long believed to be the top suitor of the disgruntled Miami Heat starthey traded their 2031 first-round pick — the only first-rounder they had left — to the Utah Jazz in exchange for three first-round picks (the least favorable of all the Jazz’s picks between themselves and the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ pick).

It is unclear how close it is The Suns are in the trade hunt for Butlertaking into account how many moving parts any business will have to require given their limitations the restrictions produced by being in a different tax bracket. But many believe their decision to trade with the Jazz means they are confident in their chances of possibly swinging for the fences and hitting a home run.

The Heat’s struggles on the basketball court have served only to fan the flames potential trade even further. On Tuesday, the Heat lost to the lowly Portland Trail Blazers, 116-107, and Butler had just 13 points, four rebounds and eight assists in what could be his final game with the franchise.

Jimmy Butler’s tenure with the Heat is coming to an end

While the Heat’s loss to the Blazers on Tuesday is Jimmy Butler’s final game with the franchise, there is no doubt that his tenure with the team is coming to an end.

For some fans, it was a bit poetic about Butler’s potential final game for the Heat against the Blazers, a team that decided to trade Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, turning down an offer from Miami that centered on Tyler Hero, a huge contract for Duncan Robinson or Kyle Lowry, two first round pick and youth player (most likely Nikola Jović).

Part of Butler’s frustration with the Heat organization was their perceived inability to add talent to the team, and the Blazers unwittingly played a large role in fueling Butler’s desire to seek greener pastures.

“Jimmy Butler’s last game probably in front of the Miami crowd in a Heat jersey.” It will end with a loss to the Blazers who may have been one of the biggest proponents of Jimmy leaving when Cronin refused to send the Dames to Miami,” X user @CoreiB08 wrote.

“Just looked up Jimmy Butler’s potentially last game as Heat was a home loss to Portland’s Joe Cronins,” @nolan_boolin he added.