It’s no secret that the 76ers are closely monitoring Jimmy Butler’s contract situation with the Miami Heat. The Sixers view him as a fallback option if they are unable to sign Paul George in free agency. And, according to sources, the Sixers are prepared to give Butler a maximum-salary extension if things align and he forces a trade out of Miami.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sources: #Sixers prepared to give Jimmy Butler maximum extension if Miami Heat star is traded inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer – 4:55 PM
Sources: #Sixers prepared to give Jimmy Butler maximum extension if Miami Heat star is traded inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer – 4:55 PM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Bulls-Jimmy Butler trade listed among biggest draft surprises of last decade bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/25/bul… pic.twitter.com/2JhvCXTahI – 10:00 AM
Bulls-Jimmy Butler trade listed among biggest draft surprises of last decade bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/25/bul… pic.twitter.com/2JhvCXTahI – 10:00 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Celtics opponents this playoffs:
Round 1: No Jimmy Butler for the series
Round 2: No Donovan Mitchell for Game 4 and 5
Round 3: No Haliburton for Game 3 and 4
Finals bound. pic.twitter.com/AYsKq4UbV6 – 8:46 AM
Celtics opponents this playoffs:
Round 1: No Jimmy Butler for the series
Round 2: No Donovan Mitchell for Game 4 and 5
Round 3: No Haliburton for Game 3 and 4
Finals bound. pic.twitter.com/AYsKq4UbV6 – 8:46 AM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
The Celtics beat
–the Jimmy Butler-less Heat
–the Donovan Mitchell-less Cavs
And now lead the Haliburton-less Pacers 3-0
nj.com/sports/2024/05… – 8:08 PM
The Celtics beat
–the Jimmy Butler-less Heat
–the Donovan Mitchell-less Cavs
And now lead the Haliburton-less Pacers 3-0
nj.com/sports/2024/05… – 8:08 PM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Bulls-Jimmy Butler trade listed among biggest draft surprises of last decade bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/25/bul… pic.twitter.com/vg3d98GNOX – 9:00 AM
Bulls-Jimmy Butler trade listed among biggest draft surprises of last decade bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/05/25/bul… pic.twitter.com/vg3d98GNOX – 9:00 AM
More on this storyline
ClutchPoints: Jimmy Butler and Lionel Messi made an appearance in Bad Boys Trailer 😂 (via @BadBoys / IG) pic.twitter.com/rBXV5PZJMD -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 28, 2024
If not in free agency, the Sixers believe they can use their draft assets and available cap space to acquire a difference-maker via a trade. That has led to Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, and New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram being among trade interests. -via The Philadelphia Inquirer / May 27, 2024
The Sixers do have their eyes on other lucrative-salary impact players just in case they don’t get George. That’s why they also are looking at potential free agents like the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby. If not in free agency, the Sixers believe they can use their draft assets and available cap space to acquire a difference-maker via a trade. That has led to Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, and New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram being among trade interests. -via The Philadelphia Inquirer / May 26, 2024
