What do the Miami Heat do with Jimmy Butler now? | Five on the Floor

[@markist678]

Jimmy has the right to request a trade, and Miami has the right to do whatever they want. The issue I have is with players who are getting paid but don't want to play. Teams should have the right to stop paying players who refuse to play while under contract due to negotiation issues.

[@antjack6192]

Not only is Jimmy getting paid 50 mill this season, the dude opened up a profitable business in his big face brand. So it’s can’t be about money

[@giancarlocorrell5893]

@@antjack6192 It’s always about money. It’s not about what you have but what your market worth is. Thats where negotiations begin

[@JohnBurgundy]

Bam getting his max contract before Jimmy is what set this shit off fellas!

[@Mac2Mon]

Exactly.. just like Kat in Minnesota, Simmons & Tobias Harris in Philly, & the young guys in Chicago.

[@HL.Est95]

I have been waiting for this all day, can't wait to tune in gentlemen... #HeatNation #HeatLiferForLife

[@mpgolfzen]

Bobby Marks said on ESPN the Heat need to send him home .....they can do that.

[@dmcrad]

Just did

[@framptonhendrix530]

Sit his ass till june..teach him a lesson..Contract signing must be followed..

[@donjohnson3195]

Bobby Marks is a FAILED GM😂

[@MrJar1rad]

Jimmy overshadowed Ware big game 😂

[@21alexx77]

Spo did that by not playing him sooner

[@thehandsomenerd6719]

It’s all on Pat, you give Bam a max when Jimmy carried them for the pass 5 years. Pat got him no help but paid everyone

[@Dave547-j8p]

Dude is getting paid 50mil to ball and you're here talking about Jimmy need help. Jimmy wants his money, and he got Kyle Lowry his money, how much did Kyle make when he left Miami (vet min from making 30mil per year) Both sides got their agenda, pat dont wanna pay a 35 yo dude that don't ball half the time and misses a bunch of playoff games, injury prone and always a headache. Let him go get his bag elsewhere

[@Positivepworkouts]

@@Dave547-j8p right

[@blackcitywhitelights]

Jimmy is upset and isn't giving maximum effort or playing in enough games under his current contract because he's upset at not being offered a future contract with a raise so he can do more of the same? lol Make it make sense. Pat has been here 28 years as a steward of 3 rings and a lot of winning. Jimmy has been here 6 and people are comparing the two? lol. It was fun while it lasted but all good things must come to an end. If you won't listen to the organization then listen to his teammates speak after last nights game. Bam and Tyler are completely indifferent to whatever Jimmy has going on and basically hinted that they knew he didn't want to be here for a while. That can't be good for the lockerroom. As good as it was, It's time to wish him well and move on from the Jimmy era.

[@framptonhendrix530]

Pat is great!!! Jimmy is lazy & way past his prime often injured and a cry baby 😂

[@47republic]

Been waiting for you guys all day! Let’s goo

[@joeshmow9097]

YOU CANNOT AFFORD THE RISK OF LETTING BUTLER OPT IN!! That would be an absolute nightmare for this team. Trade him before the trade deadline!!!!

[@drunktake]

Jim going out like a sucka!

[@poppahoggg2587]

FACTS 💯 We just found out he is sensitive as Hell, running around here acting like he's tuff what do you call a sucka Lollipop Kid 😂😂😂😂

[@BronxJoker176]

This feels emotional even though it's about money

[@ChristopherHicks-e5g]

Im not a player fan im a heat fan been with this team from opening night when this team was created but the era of pat made a true difference on how we conducted professionalism. This team allow the ass hole do what he wanted not even wade, bron are tim or morning are ron are first pick in franchise history. So Jimmy miss over six years of games in larger number and try to pick up from not taking the regular season seriously where we the 8th seed how can you demand when you have a 54 millon 1 year after hes contact is crazy no one is giving that money but by Jimmy thanks for the run and lets focus on are young guns let's goooooooooooooo Heat

[@upkjv845]

Your same "Heat Sources" told you shams was full of 💩. Shams sources being better in a organization that you cover years must hurt.....

[@RobertWatkins-xu9xw]

Jimmy Butler has the right to ask for a trade but he don't have the right to quit on his teammates

[@Dave547-j8p]

He has a right to do w.e he wants, it's a game and he wants his money. The team has a right to trade him whenever the want because he signed a contract, and can fine or suspended him if he is detrimental to the team. So that's how it'll play out until they trade him. He has been proven previously to not be much of team player when he isn't getting his way.b

[@petij202]

We always knew this will end like this. It's Jimmy guys.

[@fs6688]

Ethan basically outing himself as a mouthpiece for the organisation

[@panafricanpress5979]

Jimmy dam near deserves a statue for his heroic finals runs in Miami. Pat fumbled Jimmy like he did the other former stars. Jimmy isn't 100 percent right in this situation but he has done more for the Heat in the last 5 years than Pat Riley.

[@MClarkMusic]

Thank you for saying the obvious. I have loved Jimmy being here but he has over played his hand. He wants the love but is not giving it in return. It feels very petty on his part and is not a good look for him. This hurts his tradability. He is in his feels and stars who see them selves as bigger than the sport or franchise always run into trouble. And leaving over 50 Mil on the table?I thought he was going to show more grace and smarts. Now Spolstras the problem?? yeah right…. Unfortunate!!!

[@framptonhendrix530]

Greedy and Lazy

[@nelsonolawoyin7921]

genuine question jimmy can get potentially 100 mil more for himself his current boss said keep your mouth shut publicly how are you guys trying to take the heats side ? i get the fan part of it but it seems like you guys just believe whatever your sources say

[@bryceblackwell1334]

Here we go

[@dizm22]

This is definitely a 50/50 situation. Jimmy has definitely handled things in an immature manner but after one man publically slanders another by telling him to shut his mouth in front of the media, all rules go out the window. Imo the unprofessionalism started on Pat and the front offices part because that is easily a conversation that could and should have been had in-house. The Heats motto has always been to keep things in-house, but when Pat wants to take the liberty slander a guy in the media (which was probably planned) folks want to write it off as "thats just Pat being Pat" Factor that into a situation where Pat tells the media he will no even "entertain" extension talks, the organization not backing him throughout the trade rumors, and now a diminishing role within the offense. It should come as no surprise that he feels like the organization is no longer in his corner. Jimmys being immature, but its justified immaturity.

[@Dave547-j8p]

Where's the slander, he told him Jimmy to shut up when he's not playing because he don't fucking play ball. The guy gets paid 50 mil to play half of the games. That shit is cute when you're making the finals not when you're out in the first round and your best player is "injured". LeBron is 40 and plays all the time and I don't even like LeBron but at least the guy shows up to work. Jimmy calling out sick every other day. Try to run a business with some dude out "sick" or for "personal reasons" all the time. I get people have problems but then he can take his problems and go get his bag elsewhere if he hurt. No slander, look up the definition. Dude just spoke the truth, and Jimmy just wants his money let's not make it about something that it ain't

[@joeayad4924]

Glazimg him when he mames the finals twice but when he gets injured what he can't do anything about it he gets slandered. Wild​@@Dave547-j8p

[@NN-rs1ny]

I agree with everything you guys said. But im also sad to see jimmy go out like this , is sad from Jimmy side and from the heat side, we saw this cooming for months

[@donjohnson3195]

Pat telling a Star Player, to Shut Up... Weak AF ‼️ PS We saw Spo, without Jimmy, in the Playoffs 🤣 Tyler stats are Empty... Leads to NOTHING ‼️

[@nikolayjerev6138]

You saw nothing. Butler ghost injury is what you saw. So you play entire season trough your star player and suddenly you have to play aginst the champion a style you haven't played???

[@donjohnson3195]

Blaming Jimmy, for Pat's Failure, is So Weak‼️ Beat Culture Is Dead 😂 Heat Publicist As Always Smh

[@solracblonde9480]

Ethan, are you hearing yourself? "Let it play out"? So he can what opt in next year and what sit out another year? Or get even less for him then? Not onky rhtat, waste a year of development for the rest of our players?

[@RevealingPatron]

Does Butler not realize that he will never have life this good again? We spoiled him, letting him stay in Air B&Bs instead of hotels with teammates on the road, and other stuff, he's going to learn the hard way, he had it all.

[@fs6688]

Lol you sound like a scorned girlfriend, this was so cringeworthy to read.

[@21alexx77]

Yall blaming this on Jimmy is despicable. Never liked him I see

[@skylar7649]

this is what "heat media does" they did the same to lowry until he got traded

[@robinshaul4069]

He did something horrible but I do hope they talk

[@angeloisern]

Heat gnna push him till the finish line. Jimmy goes crazy due playoffs. Ggs.

[@PointJovic]

Yes you are crazy for valuing flexibility over Kuminga. He would fit perfectly next to Tyler, Jovic, Ware, and Bam. Unless Jalen Williams or Ant Man are on the table somehow…Kuminga is the guy.

[@markc1839]

I agree. Heat probably won’t want to max him out. They will sit around and wait for God knows what and do nothing as usual.

[@aplan4u328]

I blame the front office for wasting the time Jimmy had here. Thinking that Bam could be a number two and could actually be an alpha is a joke. They should have traded Bam for a real star instead of all of this heat culture nonsense. And Spo has a share of blame with his small ball tactics

[@jamiewilliams7443]

This is pat Riley fault he should've known Jimmy wouldn't play this out

[@MotoM1234]

What is the point of doing what Ethan is suggesting? Why pay the guy to sell coffee for 3 months? Dump him for nothing and throw in Rozier. I would be shocked if we get anything of value.

[@poppahoggg2587]

Just found out, that Jimmy Butler is sensitive as Hell, running around here acting like he's tuff 😠 WTF

[@donjohnson3195]

Old Ass PAT Is Sensitive 😂

[@erwinvarela1309]

Road to 27k subscribers.

[@donjohnson3195]

Tyler's team is Better Without Him... Don't compare him to Jimmy 😂

[@willcall6969]

Simmons on a half year rental. Send butler's ass to siberia

[@framptonhendrix530]

True

[@JohnBurgundy]

You absolutely take Kuminga, he has the most potential

[@goldy3582]

This entire scenario should’ve been easily avoided. Jimmy had one foot out the door last season. Pat should have dealt him over the summer.

[@FernandoLopez-ei3hc]

Sooo I’m guessing no Jimmy statue? lol

[@SocialJWA1Love]

Go to BigFace coffee that’s as close to a statue right now

[@JohnBurgundy]

How you get them is how you loose them. 👀

[@donjohnson3195]

Spo is not, the Best Coach In League 😂 Kerr has 4 Titles since Spo's last one... And was a Miracle Shot Away from being 1-3 in the Finals, with a SUPERTEAM... T.Lue actually Beat a 70 win team for a Championship.... Spo is good, but c'mon

[@solracblonde9480]

Whem Jimmy gets less than the max after his opt in or after his opt out he will realize that only he himslef thinks he is a max guy anymore.

[@sandraolson7974]

Ethan carrying water for FO , how does he know what the FO is telling him isn't basically to get out there to make Jimmy look bad

[@douglasvilleofrcv.msmith1133]

I wanted to believe Jimmy was different! Now I wanna put a red nose on him with some clown shoes, dude going out the shady way....kinda lost respect for that man😢

[@sandraolson7974]

This whole business started at the end of the year presser with Riley and Jimmy was disrespected, Pat already wasn't going to extend Jimmy and to call Jimmy out especially about his availability last season knowing Jimmy's dad being sick and dying and l bet from that point on the FO was getting offers for Jimmy and Pat was doing a Joe Cronyn, and really you expect Jimmy to give his all and risk getting hurt when you know the FO is going to trade you in the summer, and they knew Jimmy never played only around 60 games when they signed him to his first contract

[@juliocesarromero9889]

Spo is removing Jimmy's middy game. Thats like a coach telling Derozen he cant shoot middys

[@jimmyjay689]

All this cause Heat didnt wanna include Caleb Martin in a Dame trade? 😂 Caleb in Philly now

[@King_Quin]

Let it play out..? Ethan you’re tripping

[@MikeJones-xr7ob]

Herro was openly criticized and the topic of trade rumors for years he didn't throw a fit he got better. Jimmy has to go

[@MikeJones-xr7ob]

​@@giancarlocorrell5893Proven inconsistent

[@thehandsomenerd6719]

And choked every playoffs

[@giancarlocorrell5893]

@@thehandsomenerd6719 never choked. Find someone else to rage bait dweeb

[@MikeJones-xr7ob]

@thehandsomenerd6719 to be determined!

[@Mr.Alkebulan]

Dad disses the team and throws cryptic social shots at the team Herro next along with Pat .

[@inibigfoot]

I could've sworn they were saying something different a Dame ago.... 🤔

[@mpgolfzen]

he's a baby!!! he wants to be the center of the attention and be worship....... trade him or send him home!!!! Inside the NBA guys said it last night 'it's all about money'

[@aandnadventures8278]

Bam 4,6 0/6fg -26 and Kessler 14, 16 6/7 fg +26 🤦🏻😭

[@bigd8919]

Bam did not deserve the Max before Jimmy. Hes a glorified ROLE player. We are mediocre without Jimmy especially come playoffs if we even make it there. Thank you Jimmy for carrying these bums and G-leaguers to places they couldn’t ever imagine.

[@dennislopez1272]

JIMMY SUCKS

[@alphonsesidney1420]

Jimmy got a $146m extension

[@paulgurley719]

Blah blah blah NEXT!!BAM DESERVES EVERY SINGLE DIME!! 20 an 8!! Kellel 25 an 0!!

[@King_Quin]

Dude Jimmy was paid before bam. The heck are u talking about

[@FLAman-jq6rx]

Their mediocre with Jimmy

[@dmcrad]

Jimmy to gsw, fox and Payton jr to miami, kuminga wiggins anderson plus 2 1st from gsw and 1 1st from miami works, who says no?

[@robinshaul4069]

KD to the heat

[@RobertWatkins-xu9xw]

I don't think a lot of teams what Jimmy Butler he quit on your teammates he'll quit on his next team

[@malooch]

start ware

[@MikeJones-xr7ob]

Teams with old stars are not thriving it's a young man's sport. Trade him and let's go young

[@DirkBoss]

This Miami heat team is very soft they like ice cream this is not the tough team I use to know about

[@kevinwesleylove6202]

I do blame Erik, everyone knows Jimmy wants to play with Kevin, because he is the one who maximizes him the most, and spolestra is not open to playing him. Playing the young guys over him is detrimental to Jimmy, they do nothing to help him, they do not have any chemistry with him, and they do not contribute to winning like Kevin does regardless of any talent or upside they might have.

[@giancarlocorrell5893]

I like that angle. The chemistry between Love and Jimmy is strong. Also Rozier and Spo toys with his role despite. They are too bought in on Herro and the young guys and will be disappoint when they discover Herro is not capable of carrying the load

[@chino19963]

I love Kevin but he doesn’t have it anymore, the last few games he was in we’re terrible

[@kevinwesleylove6202]

@@chino19963 they literally had their most impressive win of the season the last time he played, my man (at Houston)... The team has a record of 10-6 with him playing, and has only lost 2 games in which he's played more than 10mins, whenever he plays more than 10 they win, that's been almost a given... He makes everyone better with his play and still puts up ok numbers individually on the court, even though he clearly doesn't play for himself... U clearly don't know what u r talking about, my man, go take a look at any stats or do some research before u come comment something you're greatly and obviously mistaken about.

[@chino19963]

@@kevinwesleylove6202 you’re clearly a clown living in the past thinking a old fossil is what we need 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡

[@grock5209]

Trade jimmy and bam and get a real superstar. We are becoming the New York Knicks , awful for decades to come…

[@markist678]

Jimmy can kick rocks. If he continues down this path, next year's contract could be the last money he ever makes from the NBA.

[@Nunyabiznessboi]

Duh he’s 35 lol of course it will be his last

[@alisb88]

Welp, I guess we know now

[@robinshaul4069]

No he is gonna work or put him on the bench nobody wants butler and dont pay him

[@dennislopez1272]

My daily reminder of trading Jimmy finally hit. The dude is a bum. Trade him to Siberia.

[@silvernblackproductions9381]

Ur a bum

[@dennislopez1272]

​@@silvernblackproductions9381Solid comeback. Since Jimmy is your client make sure to tell him I say he's a bum.

[@somebody9785]

Well at least now you guys got content for this worthless season 😂

[@skylar7649]

yeah they better milk it cause they know moment jimmy leaves the team goes back into rebuild mode with no star. tbh I feel like this channel just defends the front office to keep their access. jimmy wasnt the problem they failed him time after time.

[@nikod8093]

It's been a fun ride, but he's quit on the team & chucked a tantrum Trade him to the Wizards for Kuzma, Brogdon & as many picks as you can get

[@jonathancruz2616]

Who was jimmy before the heat? How many players come to the heat as nobodies? Spo is the best at taking low caliber players and making them LOOK elite. I like jimmy but for him to think he can do ANYWHERE else what he did with the heat when he had never done it before. CRAZY. Thank you Jimmy for all you’ve done but good luck being the next Nunn, Vincent, Martin, Strus.

[@deniseverest9184]

😂 wrong all along

[@SteveRivera77]

Good riddance. I don’t want anyone on this squad that quits on his team. Classless act. Trying to deflect by coming up with narratives about usage etc. It’s started and has always been and will always be about the money. Get out of our city guy.

[@framptonhendrix530]

Jimmy is greedy & lazy give him to the Jazz or Pelicans and the Heat will have a huge cap space..Pat knows Jimmy's body is breaking down, comparing him physically to Lebron at their same age Bron's a Lexus Jimmy's a Nissan Sentra 😂

[@criosouthpaw2800]

Screw Jimmy Butler aka Dennis Rodman 2.0 He's a playa and not a player

[@AbelAraya]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are the textbook definition of Fools Gold, and every Miami Heat fan, beat writer, sports journalist, and columnist fell for the honeytrap. Butler had two legendary runs to the Finals and had all y’all thinking he was God and you chose to overlook every red flag that he was showing you (coasting through the regular season, not showing any effort, banking on his potential to “turn the switch on” come playoff time cuz it’s PLAYOFF JIMMY)-and now that the mask is falling off, you decide to act surprised when y’all enabled this behavior from him in the first place!!!?? What a trash organization this Miami Heat franchise is wow 🗑️

[@giancarlocorrell5893]

Mask? What is Jimmy Ace Ventura? The piece was pure trash 😂

[@solracblonde9480]

Send Jimmy away from the Team till hes traded. Playing like he has the last two games, we can do better without him.

[@jamiewilliams7443]

Jimmy hot garbage

[@ShootItALBY]

He got better treatment down here than LeBron ever did and he still ended up upset. Thanks for what you did but gtfo

[@Nunyabiznessboi]

Pat actually put a championship team around LeBron and made moves to be the best team in the league. He didn’t do that for Jimmy even when Jimmy did more with less talent than LeBron had.

[@antjack6192]

@@Nunyabiznessboihmmm. Yk that Lowry trade was because of Jimmy correct? Dame trade wouldn’t happen because Cronin was listening to espn shillsfathurst and woj. Donovan finna be Bradley Beal 2.0 in Cleveland others I can understand kd, harden and kyrie I’ll give you that

[@thehandsomenerd6719]

You can’t be a heat fan with this statement

[@jamiewilliams7443]

Get rid of Jimmy ihe a star not a superstar

[@kingsransom1130]

Jimmy is already paid this year and could be next year like play basketball ok your feelings got hurt whatever go show them why you were in finals

[@fs6688]

That ship has sailed

[@thehandsomenerd6719]

Spo is the best coach but refuses to play big. Here yall go sucking up to Spo

[@whatsup5328]

Doesnt want to get injured

[@jamiewilliams7443]

This is pat Riley fault he should've known Jimmy wouldn't play this out