Pat Riley could punish Butler by negotiating his transfer with the Wizards

They are fed up with his indiscipline, lack of respect, and the prerogatives imposed to be transferred. Miami Heat is very close to running out of patience and opening a total war with Jimmy Butler. The way the player is treating a franchise that gave him everything is indecent, leading Pat Riley to consider a scenario in which he shows his most defiant version.

Jimmy Butler's wishlist has turned into inflexible demands, and his proactivity to be traded is disrespectful behavior towards the entire team. The Miami Heat management is well aware that it is difficult to work on the departure of an NBA superstar, especially when there is only one option on the table: Phoenix Suns. The player has been ruling out other teams and is demanding to be transferred to a management that lacks the necessary financial and sports arguments to undertake this trade.

It seems unlikely that the situation will be resolved, but Butler, far from calming the waters and easing tensions, escalates his challenges to a management where Pat Riley, a seasoned executive, will not be overrun. Therefore, in the last hours, it has been leaked that Miami Heat would view a trade to Washington Wizards favorably, receiving Brogdon and Kuzma in return.

It is one of the worst possible destinations for a veteran star like Jimmy Butler, so this move is interpreted as a serious threat to the player, conveying that the franchise has nothing to lose and is not willing to accept more bullying. Jimmy Butler would do well to broaden his scope of preferred options and, above all, to show some respect to the place that has been his home during the best years of his career.

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