ESPN REPORT: Jimmy Butler Rejects Miami Heat Offer Of 126 Million Again….

Is Jimmy Butler, a six-time All-Star swingman, really going to play his last games with the Miami Heat?

The 34-year-old was a two-way player for the 46-36 Heat, who finished the season as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, and he produced at his typical high level. In his sixty fit games, he averaged 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, five assists, 1.3 steals, and a slash line of.499/.414/.858 per game.

During the Heat’s opening play-in game of the postseason, a 105-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Butler damaged his right knee’s MCL. He missed the entire Miami Heat’s subsequent five-game series loss to the formidable Boston Celtics.

Butler is attempting to secure a two-year contract extension, which would pay him an estimated $113 million, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Butler’s current contract with the team has a $52.4 million player option for 2025–2026 in addition to one more guaranteed season. Butler is trying to force the Heat to hurry things ahead, but they don’t need to be in a rush to extend him. He has therefore been the focus of trade rumors.

There has been talk about a potential agreement that could suit both parties, ESPN’s Nick Friedell disclosed during an appearance with “Willard and Dibs” hosts Mark T. Willard and Dan Dibley on 95.7 The Fan San Francisco.