The Miami Heat don\u2019t yet seem opposed to adding star talent alongside veteran Jimmy Butler.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s much speculation about Butler\u2019s future with the team past this season, but for now, the Heat are looking to make noise in the shaky Eastern Conference. The Milwaukee Bucks continuing in a downward spiral could be just what Miami\u2019s front office needs.<\/p>\n
If the Bucks exhaust the options of shaking up their surrounding pieces and bringing in a new coach, the final choice is to hit the reset button. This means moving on from Giannis Antetokounmpo and long-time Heat trade target Damian Lillard.<\/p>\n
Heat receive:<\/strong>\u00a0Damian Lillard, cash considerations from CHA<\/p>\n Bucks receive:<\/strong>\u00a0Terry Rozier, Duncan Robinson, Seth Curry, 2029 first-round pick (via MIA), 2031 first-round pick (via MIA)<\/p>\n Charlotte Hornets receive:<\/strong>\u00a0Josh Richardson, Thomas Bryant, 2031 second-round pick<\/p>\n Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are each off to rocky starts on the offensive end, meaning this scenario assumes they work through their problems. Lillard running pick-and-roll with Adebayo could also help his scoring woes.<\/p>\n The issue with the proposed package is it does not stack up to that of what the Orlando Magic or Brooklyn Nets can offer for Lillard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Miami Heat don\u2019t yet seem opposed to adding star talent alongside veteran Jimmy Butler. There\u2019s much speculation about Butler\u2019s future with the team past this season,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n