Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler might be more selective than he led people to believe as he attempts to engineer an exit from South Florida. NBA insider

The ongoing Butler-Heat saga sparked a lively discussion among the studio show’s analysts/former NBA players Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal in the early hours of Wednesday morning after Tuesday night’s games.

While the Miami Heat continue to look dreadful on the boards, it’s been defensive rebounding that has grown to be a particularly large issue. Opponents are corralling 12.7 offensive rebounds per 100 possessions over the last two weeks – up from 11.5 for the season – and that should put Trayce Jackson-Davis in the driver’s seat on Tuesday.

The Celtics will return home from a four-game road trip to host the Sacramento Kings, who are on a five-game winning streak.

ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins reports Durant wants the six-time NBA All-Star -- his former teammate on the 2016 USA Olympic gold-medal winning team -- in Phoenix, and that each would sign a contract extension with the Suns if a trade materializes.

Though Butler leaving the Heat in free agency (without the Heat’s help) would not leave Miami with cap space to sign a max player this summer or anything close to a max player directly into cap space, there are ways around that — avenues that could give the Heat more than $60 million in spending money in July.

On the one hand, former NBA All-Star Blake Griffin disagrees with how embattled Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has handled potentially finding a new home. Then

The Miami Heat’s 2024-25 season has been nothing short of chaotic, with the team navigating the storm of internal conflict and trade rumors. Standing at