I Went INSANE Trying To Trade Jimmy Butler (Trade Machine)

[@theafterxoparty2686]

ngl this was one of the funniest videos ive seen in a while, the constant frustration he had when he was off by like $3,000 was hilarious 😭

[@xoirvinn]

4:50 I love when we as fans get a glimpse of what nba gms have to deal with

[@fonsoooooooooo]

rusty's longer hair making a comeback? bro looks good with it

[@Katanagatari-b2o]

he really do

[@Paul_Reeds_Boyfriend]

Gay

[@crumblelord1302]

Fr, bros new look is heat

[@t-dotzfinest]

Hes not gonna bang you

[@A.N.N.E.X]

Gayyyyy meme in my head 😂

[@michaelwilliams2178]

In the world of the 2nd apron, 3-team trades are the future. Any of these trades work when you add in a 3rd team like the Nets or Wizards

[@krazy958]

Recently the hornets have become a big third team in these deals

[@davidhusari2739]

i respectfully disagree on that warriors trade. That’s way too much to give up for a guy that just doesn’t fit the system. It absolutely ruins their depth as well. If i was the warriors front office, id hold out till the offseason if that’s the best trade i could get. I understand steph doesn’t have a lot of time left but i don’t think steph and jimmy together without a bench can win a championship

[@J420-x6p]

Steph and Jimmy and two of the best playoff performers of the 2020s I wouldn’t just so easily say they can’t win it all, would they be favorites in the west probably not, but get some favorable matchups and hit your stride right at the best time in June it’s definitely not impossible

[@davidhusari2739]

@ they’d be an ok playoff team at best. If i’m the warriors front office, im waiting to put a team around steph that has a better chance at winning a championship. I’m certain that in this coming offseason, there are going to be lots of stars available, i’m not going to blow my load just to get jimmy in the middle of the season

[@subscriberswithOnlyonevi-zm2ix]

​ @davidhusari2739 warriors are already an "ok playoff team" adding jimmy would make them somewhat of a threat although they still would likely get beat by the thunder. Also, "waiting to put a contender around steph" is absurd to say when the man is literally 36 ir something years old

[@davidhusari2739]

@ not if you give up wiggins, kuminga, moody(or podz), and gp2. That’s most of the teams depth. You can’t just look at the current team plus jimmy, you need to look at the roster he’d be playing on if he gets traded there. That team would be a 5th seed at best

[@subscriberswithOnlyonevi-zm2ix]

@davidhusari2739 moody barely gets minutes and kuminga isn't even that good if we being honest. The only person that would be missed is Wiggins be fr. Also, your "wait to build a team around a 36 year old" point is still horrible.

[@myboithomas]

Could've called this vid "Rusty loses his mind over trade finances for 30 minutes" lmao

[@rocketsfan-dm8ky]

I'd stop being a Rockets fan if we did that trade.

[@CarnageUndone]

Yeah, it really does not make any sense.Shams is a fraud

[@jons1278]

Lmao this is pure cope. Fred is not worth his contract, swapping from him to Butler is worth it.

[@rocketsfan-dm8ky]

@jons1278 he was talking about adding picks and/or reed. I'm not doing all of that for a 35 year old

[@rocketsfan-dm8ky]

And fred is on a team option this year so him being worth his contract doesn't matter at this point.

[@DanVideos]

Came for the nba trade discussion, came a second time for Rusty fumbling with the trade machine for half an hour

[@krill6874]

You can trade Moses Moody. Warriors fans have noted that this trade machine is incorrect, although Moody has that weird contract where his outgoing salary would be $5.8 mil and the receiving team salary is $10.8 mil.

[@Maxx-w9b]

Maybe you have to involve third teams in order to make these trades possible

[@krysis54]

Yea he would. Take the nuggets trade for example. A third team would need to take Dario saric's contract for it to work

[@michaelpeery569]

Trading Wiggins and kuminga might be the dumbest shi I’ve seen for this season. Wiggins been playing damn near on the same level as Jimmy this season. Idfaf if he turns it up in the playoffs, giving up our depth and multiple players for a mf that don’t give a damn about the regular season for two of our starters is stupid

[@ollytropics1735]

My personal trade desires is the warriors help facilitate jimmy to the rockets in return they get jabari smith the hget kuminga the lakers get salary dumps from the rockets ie Steven Adams Jeff Green the heat get young players from the teams collectively and draft capital

[@ollytropics1735]

Also gui Santos and Melton for dorian finney smith (obviously picks needed ideally the hawks seconds) and then your good

[@sazidsheik9419]

​@@ollytropics1735😂😂😂 Everyone wants something for nothing How about Giannis for Wiggins and two seconds?

[@sazidsheik9419]

​@@ollytropics1735 how about GP2 Kuminga and Podz for Cam Johnson? Can fits our team better

[@ollytropics1735]

@@sazidsheik9419 I mean my pick was more close to what actually went down so... 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️

[@paytonpritchard9152]

sending marcus smart to the heat would be diabolical

[@stephenlopez6608]

Stop treating pelle like a bum

[@dboysw4g]

None of these trades make sense...jimmy's "superstar" value is too low and it only sounds good in theory but basketball wise horrible fits

[@JojiUrHomie]

Yeah I don’t think a single team here is happy with what they gave up for Jimmy

[@kennymorales5838]

That’s what happens to the trade market when Rudy Gobert and Mikal Bridges warrant 4+ 1st rd picks 😭😭😭

[@rileyreject1369]

Could you imagine the dynamic between Butler and Draymond😂😭

[@Thatkid461]

5:54 GP2 being a stretch big at 6'2 Damn

[@sashasemennikov157]

The biggest issue with any trade proposal for Jimmy, is his enormous contract in the current cba. Essentially, if a team doesn’t think they have great chances to with this year him ( remember that Celtics exist ant it’ll be extremely hard to do this year) The team is better of not doing the trade

[@unholyshinboi]

Ngl I wanna see kuminga and Wiggins in Miami so bad kuminga would probably thrive there and finally get the attention he need to finally take that next step

[@Zenlollipop]

I know you're frustrated, but I honestly can't stop laughing at how this went from a basketball analysis video to Rusty solves linear optimization problems.

[@krysis54]

Im pretty sure "player salaries cannot be aggregated" means that you cannot combine salaries in a trade. Meaning you have to trade 1 for 1 (you cant combine 2+ players to trade for 1 player) its a downfall of being in the 2nd apron.

[@bmclive3988]

It's so amazing how his is overlooked

[@krysis54]

@@bmclive3988 most people are 2k GM's and don't understand how the NBA works truthfully

[@yanco2669]

Love how he mentioned pacers as top 5 trade scenarios in the last vid but failed to mention them this go around.

[@martianmurray]

I wonder if teams can make the salaries match by renegotiating the contracts to match exactly.

[@rafayasfi]

What does the “Lebron” thing mean underneath the players name in the trade finder

[@usmnt4423]

It’s a super goofy advanced stat

[@nevohyams]

as a Warriors fan Wiggins Kuminga and other rotation guys (or a pick instead of one) feels a bit too expensive just considering Jimmy's age

[@ollytropics1735]

If im the warriors im wanting jabari smith jr from the rockets id send kuminga to the heat and seconds to help with the rockets getting buttler. Lakers also would want some rockets capital theyd take Adams Lindy Waters (from the warriors needed to get Jabari) and Jeff Green

[@hooplegends1]

The prospect of trading Jimmy Butler opens up intriguing scenarios, but potential teams face significant challenges with finances and trade assets. While Butler remains a top-tier star, his current value and the NBA's salary cap complexities make executing a reasonable deal an incredibly tough puzzle to solve.

[@ubanks]

Ai generated?

[@hooplegends1]

@@ubanks Please respect my opinion

[@rallymurrah]

Moses Moody is such a tough name

[@colemiller9629]

As a Mavs fan he can stay in Miami, we do not have the capital for a big trade and I dont want to shank our bench

[@jonathansykes4986]

Protected first round and a mid starter and a bench player.

[@Ataraxia_Atom]

If it were to happen it will be a 3 team trade, straight up salary trades dont make sense for like 85% of teams

[@jmboom2379]

The Jimmy trade imo is going to be a 3 or even more teamer since most the teams tryna trade for him are above the cap and don’t have much good draft capital to add on

[@indade]

the trades technically work but the players selected would not who the Heat would want. also, the Heat would want 2025 draft picks because of how good the projected class is supposed to be.

[@andrewlund6596]

As a Lakers fan I don’t think we’d jump the gun on trading Dalton Knecht for Jimmy as he’s become a pretty valuable asset for us.

[@brrazzy8417]

My favorite part of the whole trade saga was Shams getting pressed by Jimmy’s agent😂. He ain’t no Woj

[@ays8975]

Memphis makes perfect sense but if I'm Memphis why not just just play out the season, see what happens, then chase Jimmy in the offseason without giving up any important young players.

[@nintendogamer4703]

Milwaukee coming in for Jimmy. Mark my words.

[@nintendogamer4703]

Never mind, it's a Jimmy for LeBron trade

[@PoiuttyQwertty]

I know you may not see this but what app are you using to do the hypothetical trades?

[@davidhusari2739]

espn trade finder

[@clickbait3753]

it's a website called Fanspo

[@dubbyugha6905]

I think it's ESPN's trade machine

[@davidhusari2739]

@ oh yeah you’re right. i was thinking about 2ks trade finder lol

[@BattleRapperDay]

I think he used fanspo either way If you wanna draw up random trades fanspos a pretty cool website to check out

[@user-cz9jf1ec8s]

While the video is playing in the first 60 seconds and before I’ve actually watched anything of substance, what’s I wanna know is, would Butler actually call out LeBron for his defense? If anyone would, I feel like he would. Only it would be in a very detrimental-to-the-team kinda way. And I’m here for it. Would be entertaining af.

[@justingrout8037]

Just not an in-demand archetype. Those finals runs were very deceptive in showing if his type of player can be the best player on a championship team

[@Miles_305]

No contender would expect him to be the best if they trade for him. For example on GSW's he wouldn't be the best. Also, two-way wings are always a premium.

[@justingrout8037]

@@Miles_305 not when they can’t shoot 3s. Both Denver and gsw need spacing

[@Mark-The-Tenor]

Yeah, I don’t think Dallas messes with what they have. I think they’re fine as long as they stay the course

[@briangibbon3381]

Trading Jimmy is going to be tuff. He has more playing value then trade value. Whoever gets him needs to get to the playoffs without him. He would add so much to a team in that situation. I feel he's past the age where he can turn a franchise arround all season. If I'm Miami I'm putting herro in the deal while he's playing well before he starts coming struggling again. Then they can bring in real young talent. Trade Jimmy for Brandon Ingraham mabie Jimmy can get zion to be a professional... or Jimmy for Middleton. But if we're talking a bucks trade yall can keep herro. We'll take duncan robinson instead.

[@IsraelBarraza-b8w]

If Jimmy wants to leave that bad he should go to like charlotte or Washington. Breaking up a contending core for 1 PLAYER is absurd

[@dustinsirois4788]

If miami pulled off dumping Duncan's contract and fucking getting Reed to pair with herro utter win.

[@GunSho72]

The Spurs won’t be getting Jimmy but I can see them getting in as a third team to help make a trade work, and they’ll dump a player or two (Zach Collins, Keldon Johnson, Malaki Branham) and then take on filler contracts and probably 2nd round picks lol

[@ollytropics1735]

Worst i had was a pick fauling by 15k

[@AragonTajes]

Heat should push a trade with the Rockets. Reed + Cam + a Suns and/or a Nets 1st rounders. Heat adds two young talented players with all-star/high level starter potential, and Houston adds a closer without having to dump all of the young core. maybe u need to add a 3rd team, but seems like a fair price and a fair return.

[@kjjr3270]

Its not that easy

[@AragonTajes]

​@@kjjr3270 i never said it was easy trade... and since when franchises just go for the "easy trades"? plus trading a franchise player is never easy lol

[@resident-one1533]

Wayyy too much for an expiring 35 y/o thay requested a trade ​@AragonTajes

[@CarnageUndone]

@@AragonTajes Houston is not gonna trade stop it.

[@krysis54]

For the nuggets trade, you would need to require a 3rd team to take on dario saric's salary to make it work

[@urbaindelva7869]

Saric isn't even making much money.

[@krysis54]

@@urbaindelva7869 the heat could only take in 2mil more, the nuggets had to get rid of 3 mil more (saric's salary). He couldn't trade saric to the heat because that 3 mil would put them over the cap. That's why a 3rd team would need to take saric, it allows both the nuggets and heat to stay below the cap and the trade to go through.

[@JackpotJoe94]

That lakers swap wasn’t enough

[@mcgaming8982]

lol they’re not trading Jimmy bro

[@lilhorsechoka]

Spotrac>fanspo.

[@cugelchannel4733]

This is hilarious! Heat-Warriors: Both these teams are over the first apron! So, NEITHER can receive even $1 more in trade than they send out! So, unless it matches exactly, the Butler deal can't happen. And the Heat would have to lose a bunch of roster players just to free up room to take all these guys. NO, dude that just isn't happening! Doesn't know how the CBA works! Doesn't have a clue how the NBA works to think for 1 moment any of these deals could ever happen. Miami could theoretically trade Butler to the Rockets since they are under the 1st apron, but for VanFleet, Reed Sheppard, JaeSean Tate, Terry Rozier and a 1st round pick? Hell no! That's beyond absurd. These trades are pure fantasy. The Rockets are doing fine right now at 17-8. They aren't blowing up their roster to get 36 year old Jimmy Butler with a $50m balloon payment due next July!

[@aubm713]

Jimmy for Brad is a done deal to the suns

[@nhc7772]

Everyone of these trades is too much for a mid 30s injury riddled player that doesn’t give two shits about the regular season. He’s had a bad attitude the last couple seasons. The team he’s helped reach the Finals twice doesn’t even want him lol. The Warriors one would be a terrible deal for the warriors

[@Zirc0]

Nuggets trade possible if you add jrich to the nuggets

[@bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

How are you so out of the loop that you don't know that EVERY Warriors trade will include Melton as a salary dump?

[@bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

Recently signed players can be traded after December 15th so that's not a problem

[@cottoncandylol7175]

Off rip, u ain't know what u talking about if u think Miami is getting rid of pelle for nothing lol

[@Tobe-rt5ru]

Even as a heat fan hou would never give up that phx 1st. Theyre attempting to wait on the downfall of the suns to force the opportunity window for dbook. Also if I'm houston I'd rather give up brooks adams and Jabari since they're not gonna extend him and I'm replacing brooks with butler while keeping amen and tari, hou gives up the 2025 okc/phx and 2027 bk swap rights

[@saibotshawdow5090]

Rusty surprisingly really bad at using the trade machine

[@billiemack64]

Yo he said Gary Payton II is the most replaceable out of the rest of those contract options lol you trippin. Kyle Anderson SEE YA

[@GoodGobGents]

Jimmy for Ben Simmons and 5 picks

[@Jay-qs2ro]

A trade only makes sense for the rockets it’s not worth it for the warriors

[@terrencesimpkins734]

Why tf would miami accept laker bums for Jimmy?

[@vladovrgoc455]

but Lakers have the LeBron James junior 8 mil contract to trade if needed

[@xBreezysWorldx]

has rusty always had a lisp[

[@Andres-bf5cq]

lakers more like the lackers, because they’re lacking assets on gang

[@LionsAreBetterThnKc]

NO MIAMI IS CONTENT WITH MEDIOCRITY AS SAD AND BORING AS IT IS 😂

[@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553]

Dallas does NOT want jimmy

[@peternguyen2908]

Ozembic face over here

[@zachtozer1901]

For the warriors trade, as a warriors fan, can be done better, because in that structure it gives up too much. You can do it with wiggins, Kuminga, Melton and Santos if you do it after December 15th

[@subscriberswithOnlyonevi-zm2ix]

Kuninga is barely an asset and moody barely gets minutes

[@nkrumansantos1794]

The league is moving away from old players. Jimmy Butler is not worth the investment. The Heat wouldnt take any of these deals.

[@qpwo8]

Lol the heat would not want wiggs

[@urbaindelva7869]

Why not?

[@kaydevious]

Trade Jimmy for two bums? Nah we good

[@jacobsee4196]

Andrew wiggins has been better thsn butler this year. After his dad died, be no longer has to always be traveling to care for him, and he also doesnt have to constantly worry "is he going to die today?". Wiggins has been a top defender and a dependable option that can swap steph as the first option in nights that steph's tendenitis flares up, or he is just off. So i think dont make the trade at all, jimmy is a dead end, a declining asset. While wiggins is in his prime and mentally stronger than he has ever been in his life, AND kuminga us gaining confidence because of his teammates putting so much faith in him. You can see it clearly by the way kuminga is deferring to other players less and less every game, bullying his way to the basket, good defense, and draymond, wiggs, and steph will keep his head on straight about making the rught pass and correct, easy basketball play every time. The warriors need a deanthony melton replacement, and Podz needs to get out of his own head since they spoke about him shooting 8+ threes per game this year after klay left, podz put too much responsibility on himself, and a young player cant do that on a team with championship goals since every mistake they make is scrutinized so much. So he feels like a failure, and being on the same team as steph, the media and fans are on his ass. I think the season is 82 games, its a longgggg time, and kuminga will grow into a good enough player to be a 3rd scoring option while still being under the command of draymond green, wiggins can score 25 of 30 on any night, and steph can score the variable "X" lol , since high stakes games get steph going.

[@boydriceisawesome2520]

dude wut CB and MPJ naaaa nuggets wont do that and i hope they dont also whos not a good shooter MPJ?

[@Lemonpepperwett]

i think you are overvaluing jimmy he has a player option and is 35 the heat have no leverage we all know he is not going to resign so why trade a bunch of stuff for him when he will be available this summer

[@Miles_305]

The reason is winning. If a contender is a proven player away and wants to make a push at the chip then they would at least desire him.... Reality is he's probably opting in anyway😅

[@sashasemennikov157]

If you have $50 mil in a ballast this year, you’re not competing

[@ollytropics1735]

Heres my trade Lakers get Steven Adams Lindy Waters Jeff Green Rockets get Jimmy Buttler Heat get Dlo Kuminga Reed sheppard Jock landale Cam reddish Maxwell lewis 2 seconds Lakers 2027 1st Warriors get Jabari Smith

[@chickenfingers9776]

Jimmy isn't worth draft picks

[@marksantos-fb2en]

o.k nba trade lakers 2024😂

[@Ireezy15]

As a long time Heat fan this is great news

[@kjjr3270]

Not really

[@Love.hammer999]

@@kjjr3270fantastic news

[@fritzbautista1141]

Miami Heat might as well Trade for a 🗑️ 🚮 trash can ! Who makes this mindless assumptions trades 😂😂😂

[@sunnecas]

Spurs trade was bad

[@cenanation123456]

Bad thumbnail

[@Havoc0606]

Suns makes sense. Owner doesn't mind overpaying stars. Kd with 2 Allstars puts them in contention. Heat gets a bucket in beal and a defender,Dunn, in the backcourt to pair with herro. Win win

[@Miles_305]

It's simply not possible because of the cap.oh, and the fact that the Heat already said "NO" to Beal due to his no trade clause. Also, Tyler made a All-Star leap this season so they basically have "better and cheaper Beal" at home.

[@CarnageUndone]

Dude, it’s virtually impossible. The sun trade does not make any fucking sense.

[@malooch]

Ain’t happening.

[@spanishgatsby4746]

Can you make a video doing a deep dive on jimmy butler’s career? I feel like Jimmy is praised because of his playoff peaks but none ended in a championship and he has been a team cancer before even though it feels that no one likes talking about that. I just wonder how Jimmy’s career going to be looked at when it’s all said and done.

[@Love.hammer999]

That’s coming soon when he retires

[@Miles_305]

I don't get it. All this "team cancer" stuff already got debunked ages ago. And in terms of a chip...not every lo k hof player has one. Shoot, even CP3 as a top 5 pg all time ain't got one. And no, Steph is NOT a pg. I refuse that silly narrative.

[@Love.hammer999]

@@Miles_305 cp3 not even top 10 point guard believe what you want

[@CarnageUndone]

This team cancer thing is so stupid it was already proven to be false. Also, those two championship runs are pretty impressive.

[@jonathansykes4986]

Lakers are not a contender

[@solace2830]

First

[@sammymayne3975]

These all suck tbh

[@Ruleyy]

Wiggins >> Jimmy butler right now 5 years younger Better defensively Better 3pt shooter Rebounder In his Prime Better with the system Jimmy is 35 50m crazy

[@matthewadkins7973]

LeBron for jimmy butler actually would be a decent trade for both teams

[@LightningStrike1212]

not a bad idea actually