The NBA trade deadline is, strictly speaking, more than six weeks away. However, that distance was shortened for the Miami Heat Wednesday as news broke that forward Jimmy Butler preferred to be traded.

Jimmy Butler, a six-time NBA All-Star and two-time Eastern Conference champion, would prefer to be traded by the Miami Heat ahead of the February trade deadline, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Butler has reportedly not made a formal trade request to the Heat,

Jimmy Butler is starting to play hardball with the Miami Heat with his long-term future in South Florida the subject of increasing speculation. ESPN's

Jimmy Butler is ready for a change of scenery. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Miami Heat star "prefers" a trade out of town by the Feb. 6 trade deadline. However, he reportedly hasn't formally asked the Heat for a trade.

Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, league sources told ESPN.

Heat star Jimmy Butler wants out of Miami, and apparently, he doesn't want to wait. The six-time NBA All-Star prefers a trade ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Wednesday morning,

All some Miami Heat fans want for Christmas is an end to the nonstop Jimmy Butler trade rumors. Barring something entirely unexpected, we won’t see a proper res

Jimmy Butler trade rumors have been swirling for a couple of weeks, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Miami Heat will move him before the deadline. In fact, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks, the buzz at the G League Showcase is that,

Six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler is "ready for his exit" and prefers that the Miami Heat trade him before the Feb. 6 deadline, ESPN reported Wednesday. Reports have been swirling for weeks regarding the 35-year-old veteran's future in Miami,