A new team has emerged as a potential trade suitor for Jimmy Butler. The New Orleans Pelicans have this week registered interest in trading for Butler, league sources tell The Stein Line. The extent of New Orleans’ interest was not immediately clear, but sources say that a firm offer from the Pelicans would be built around the $36 million expiring contract of Brandon Ingram.
Source: marcstein.substack.com
Source: marcstein.substack.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Sam Amick @sam_amick
What I’m hearing on De’Aaron Fox, the Kings and the talks with the Spurs that are front and center, at @TheAthletic (with a Jimmy Butler tidbit too)
nytimes.com/athletic/61013… – 5:58 PM
What I’m hearing on De’Aaron Fox, the Kings and the talks with the Spurs that are front and center, at @TheAthletic (with a Jimmy Butler tidbit too)
nytimes.com/athletic/61013… – 5:58 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Draymond Green on Potential Jimmy Butler Trade: “Hard to Move a $52M Contract” sportando.basketball/en/draymond-gr… – 9:06 AM
Draymond Green on Potential Jimmy Butler Trade: “Hard to Move a $52M Contract” sportando.basketball/en/draymond-gr… – 9:06 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors: Heat lower asking price for Butler bringing Warriors, other teams into mix
nbcsports.com/nba/news/jimmy… – 6:54 PM
Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors: Heat lower asking price for Butler bringing Warriors, other teams into mix
nbcsports.com/nba/news/jimmy… – 6:54 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
If Jimmy Butler falls through, the Suns could reportedly target Zach LaVine. On the latest @PHNX_Suns show, I gave my thoughts on whether that’s a good idea, and then we went through some potential trades!
WATCH: youtube.com/live/WKrKQkKG8…
DOWNLOAD: phnx-suns-podcast.simplecast.com pic.x.com/YALSYS1UIy – 12:05 PM
If Jimmy Butler falls through, the Suns could reportedly target Zach LaVine. On the latest @PHNX_Suns show, I gave my thoughts on whether that’s a good idea, and then we went through some potential trades!
WATCH: youtube.com/live/WKrKQkKG8…
DOWNLOAD: phnx-suns-podcast.simplecast.com pic.x.com/YALSYS1UIy – 12:05 PM
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter
The radio show is live on the @InfSportsNet from 10-noon ET: The Jimmy Butler conundrum, McCarthy eyes ’26, a Cowboys theory, @HowardBeck, Start/Bench/Cut, @PrettyDaddyRTY on blueberries, NBA Power Rankings, more.
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The radio show is live on the @InfSportsNet from 10-noon ET: The Jimmy Butler conundrum, McCarthy eyes ’26, a Cowboys theory, @HowardBeck, Start/Bench/Cut, @PrettyDaddyRTY on blueberries, NBA Power Rankings, more.
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Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Tune into The Starting Lineup with @TheFrankIsola & @Scalabrine!
🔔 Sixers, Lakers Reaction
🏀 Latest on De’Aaron Fox & Jimmy Butler
🚀 Dillon Brooks vs. Trae Young
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📱 Call the Show: 855-NBA-JUMP (855-622-5867) pic.x.com/4o0DU44ope – 7:02 AM
Tune into The Starting Lineup with @TheFrankIsola & @Scalabrine!
🔔 Sixers, Lakers Reaction
🏀 Latest on De’Aaron Fox & Jimmy Butler
🚀 Dillon Brooks vs. Trae Young
📻 Listen Live: sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive
📱 Call the Show: 855-NBA-JUMP (855-622-5867) pic.x.com/4o0DU44ope – 7:02 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Milwaukee Bucks Emerge as Jimmy Butler Suitor: Middleton and Portis to Miami? sportando.basketball/en/milwaukee-b… – 3:27 AM
Milwaukee Bucks Emerge as Jimmy Butler Suitor: Middleton and Portis to Miami? sportando.basketball/en/milwaukee-b… – 3:27 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
What will life be like for Heat without Jimmy Butler? Bigger lineups seem to be big part of formula miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 8:34 PM
What will life be like for Heat without Jimmy Butler? Bigger lineups seem to be big part of formula miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 8:34 PM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
NEW #OpenFloor (pre-Fox story) w/@sam_amick:
Is there new urgency in Miami to trade Jimmy Butler?
A deeper dive into the Lakers recent surge
Is Houston a contender? And will the Rockets really sit the trade deadline out? 
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/but… – 5:32 PM
NEW #OpenFloor (pre-Fox story) w/@sam_amick:
Is there new urgency in Miami to trade Jimmy Butler?A deeper dive into the Lakers recent surgeIs Houston a contender? And will the Rockets really sit the trade deadline out? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/but… – 5:32 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Heat injury report for tomorrow’s home game vs. Cavaliers:
Out: Jimmy Butler, Josh Richardson, Dru Smith and Isaiah Stevens.
Probable: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (stomach illness). – 5:16 PM
Heat injury report for tomorrow’s home game vs. Cavaliers:
Out: Jimmy Butler, Josh Richardson, Dru Smith and Isaiah Stevens.
Probable: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (stomach illness). – 5:16 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Jimmy Butler! Zach LaVine! De’Aaron Fox! Lots of updates on the trade front, and we’re going live on @PHNX_Suns to talk about how the latest buzz could affect (or not affect) the Suns. Plus, we’re going over some insane LaVine-Suns trades! Come hang out:
buff.ly/3CvlFfR – 4:57 PM
Jimmy Butler! Zach LaVine! De’Aaron Fox! Lots of updates on the trade front, and we’re going live on @PHNX_Suns to talk about how the latest buzz could affect (or not affect) the Suns. Plus, we’re going over some insane LaVine-Suns trades! Come hang out:
buff.ly/3CvlFfR – 4:57 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler is still on the Heat’s roster, but the post-Butler era has already seemingly begun for the Heat.
So far, one thing has become clear in Butler’s absence: The Heat plans to play bigger.
The results have been encouraging so far.
miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 4:46 PM
Jimmy Butler is still on the Heat’s roster, but the post-Butler era has already seemingly begun for the Heat.
So far, one thing has become clear in Butler’s absence: The Heat plans to play bigger.
The results have been encouraging so far.
miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… – 4:46 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
A week ago I volunteered a crazy 5-team Suns trade for Jimmy Butler that involved De’Aaron Fox, but I didn’t think the Kings would entertain it given their win streak at the time. It’s still probably crazy and unlikely, but… bit.ly/40lyYaF – 3:42 PM
A week ago I volunteered a crazy 5-team Suns trade for Jimmy Butler that involved De’Aaron Fox, but I didn’t think the Kings would entertain it given their win streak at the time. It’s still probably crazy and unlikely, but… bit.ly/40lyYaF – 3:42 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“[After] 5 overly successful seasons for Jimmy Butler in Miami … [This could] potentially end at the NBA trade deadline.” 😳
@ShamsCharania says the Miami Heat are in “active conversations” with “multiple teams” regarding a Jimmy Butler trade. pic.x.com/KTKU4AfDTE – 3:36 PM
“[After] 5 overly successful seasons for Jimmy Butler in Miami … [This could] potentially end at the NBA trade deadline.” 😳
@ShamsCharania says the Miami Heat are in “active conversations” with “multiple teams” regarding a Jimmy Butler trade. pic.x.com/KTKU4AfDTE – 3:36 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Jimmy Butler isn’t looking great in the eyes of the public, but he’s winning the war against Pat Riley:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/miami-h… – 3:33 PM
Jimmy Butler isn’t looking great in the eyes of the public, but he’s winning the war against Pat Riley:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/miami-h… – 3:33 PM
Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Jimmy Butler back to the Sixers?
In light of today’s reporting on that possibility, looking at the pros/cons of a potential deal that would frankly break my brain a little:
allphly.com/nba-trade-rumo… – 3:15 PM
Jimmy Butler back to the Sixers?
In light of today’s reporting on that possibility, looking at the pros/cons of a potential deal that would frankly break my brain a little:
allphly.com/nba-trade-rumo… – 3:15 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
On the Suns’ reported interest in Zach LaVine as a Jimmy Butler fallback, what those multi-team deals might look like, and once again, trying to find a landing spot that makes sense for Bradley Beal: bit.ly/42wuaSp – 2:16 PM
On the Suns’ reported interest in Zach LaVine as a Jimmy Butler fallback, what those multi-team deals might look like, and once again, trying to find a landing spot that makes sense for Bradley Beal: bit.ly/42wuaSp – 2:16 PM
Trey Kerby @treykerby
Jimmy Butler is a week away from getting another player to waive his no-trade so Jimmy can get his way. – 12:24 PM
Jimmy Butler is a week away from getting another player to waive his no-trade so Jimmy can get his way. – 12:24 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Many teams showed interest in Jimmy Butler on the Mock Trade Deadline, but one separated itself with its strong offer.
Part 1:
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open.spotify.com/episode/5VOyMl…
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Many teams showed interest in Jimmy Butler on the Mock Trade Deadline, but one separated itself with its strong offer.
Part 1:
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open.spotify.com/episode/5VOyMl…
Get the full ep w/ 35% off an annual subscription. Use code mockdeadline25:
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CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
LIVE at 9:10amPT/12:10pmET @JohnGonzalez @sportsreiter on Beyond the Arc. How does the Jimmy Butler/Miami Heat mess end? Do we believe in LeBron & the Lakers? What about the Suns & Clippers? All that and more! Subscribe & join the show on YouTube where your comments can appear on – 11:51 AM
LIVE at 9:10amPT/12:10pmET @JohnGonzalez @sportsreiter on Beyond the Arc. How does the Jimmy Butler/Miami Heat mess end? Do we believe in LeBron & the Lakers? What about the Suns & Clippers? All that and more! Subscribe & join the show on YouTube where your comments can appear on – 11:51 AM
More on this storyline
New Orleans has been navigating its own trade scenarios for Ingram after the Pelicans — like Miami with Butler — were unable to reach an extension agreement with the former All-Star this past offseason. Sources told The Stein Line that the Pelicans, after Ingram’s $36 million expiring contract had been discussed by rival teams in various trade proposals designed to help facilitate Butler’s Miami exit, decided to approach the Heat themselves about swapping Ingram for Butler. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 31, 2025
Carmelo Anthony: “Jimmy, man, chill out. Because they’re going to Marbury you. They’re going to tell you, ‘Don’t even come around no more until we figure out what’s next.’ And when they do that, there’s no other team you’re going to. -via YouTube / January 31, 2025
As the Kings front office continues to canvass the league for solutions to their uncertain future, with known involvement in several situations beyond Fox, this much is clear: They do not see Jimmy Butler as the answer. Per league sources, the Kings are not pursuing the disgruntled Miami star who is serving an indefinite suspension while Heat officials attempt to trade him. That makes sense, too. The Fox situation is headache enough on its own. And as Fox has made clear for quite some time now, his aspirations are higher than this current Kings plight. -via New York Times / January 30, 2025