Next season, Butler will earn $48.8 million. For the 2025–2026 campaign, he has a $52.4 million player option.
In five games, the Heat was defeated by the Boston Celtics in the 2024 postseason’s opening round. Butler sustained a knee ailment that kept him out of the series.
Butler signed a sign-and-trade agreement with the Philadelphia 76ers to join the Heat in the summer of 2019.
Miami was defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals, by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2021 postseason opening round, by the Celtics in the 2023 conference finals, by the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals, and by the Celtics in the current postseason.
One can question whether Butler’s trade, which would save the team $48.8 million for the upcoming campaign, is a more likely course of action. Hollinger noted that it would allow the team to add more players to an already pricey squad. With Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Nikola Jović, the Heat’s machine-like player development system is already making random two-way guys into playoff monsters, so the cupboard isn’t empty in the young division. This might facilitate a covert reconstruction centered on Tyler Herro and Adebayo.
During the season, Butler shot 49.9% from the field, 41.4% from outside the arc, and 85.8% from the free-throw line, averaging 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists. September marks his 35th birthday.
With the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sixers, and Heat, Butler—a six-time All-Star—has averaged 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists over his career.
