Jimmy Butler Watch

[Nowitzki Way]

Not a chance. I think Riley is completely comfortable with banning him for the rest of the season and daring him to opt out in the summer. Not trading him saves the owner like $25M this season. I actually think it´s the opposite. You´ll have to overpay for a disgruntled player on a hypothetically expiring contract to get him.

He'll go somewhere in some big 4 or 5 team trade and the team that gets him will give up expiring contracts and trash picks.  It'll be the Suns or Bucks or another top contender. It'll either work or be a complete bust. 

No one is overpaying for Jimmy. Heat have lost leverage IF they want to get rid of him.  Riley and the Heat can just send him home for the season, and thats fine. But if they want him gone, it'll be for whatever they can get.