All U Can Heat’s Jack Simone created a blockbuster three-team that would send Butler to the New York Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns to the Heat, and Josh Richardson to the Detroit Pistons. Entering the 2024-25 campaign, Butler and the Heat were expected to build on their moderate success from the previous year.

The NBA players’ association is trying to put the heat on Miami over its suspension of Jimmy Butler. The NBPA said Friday night that it intends to fight the seven-game ban the Heat levied on the six-time All-Star, who requested a trade after claiming publicly earlier in the week that he’d “probably not” have “joy” by remaining with the team.