The NBA trade deadline is a few months away, but rumors are flying that the Miami Heat could try to trade star Jimmy Butler. Should the Mavericks be interested in acquiring the feisty defender? K&C discuss what it would take to acquire him and if it's worth the hefty price.
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00:00What do you think about Jimmy Butler?
00:17Would he fit with these Mavs and if so, how or what are you willing to give up to make
00:22it happen?
00:23Because I get on the surface, Jimmy Butler, he's been a really good player for a really
00:27long time.
00:28He's a name I like.
00:29He's about what we're looking for.
00:31I wish he was an inch or two taller, but you know what, he's about what you're looking
00:34for.
00:35And then you obviously have to deal with the reality of contract, age, what he's got left,
00:41everything like that.
00:42This was presented by Hoops Hype, who said the Mavs and the Rockets have emerged as potential
00:48interests, which makes sense on both fronts.
00:51Obviously the Rockets have been, along with the Cavs, one of the biggest surprises of
00:54the NBA season.
00:56How do you feel about this or has your feeling changed in 24 or 48 hours about it?
01:02I would say it's changed some.
01:05I honestly did not know Jimmy Butler's contract situation when I saw this rumor yesterday.
01:12And I said, well, let's not do it yesterday because I was like, let's give it 24 hours
01:17and so we can all kind of gather our thoughts on this situation.
01:21And the contract is $48 million for the rest of this season, and then he has a player option,
01:27which at this point I would assume he would pick up at $52.4 million.
01:32Especially at his age.
01:33Yes.
01:34That's another thing I knew.
01:35I was like, he was drafted a long time ago, but he's still a premium player, right?
01:39He was recently in the NBA finals, but he's 35 years old.
01:44His numbers are regressing a little bit, and he's 35 years old.
01:50They probably should, but he doesn't shoot three pointers.
01:55So then I'm like, gosh, is that a fit?
01:58He's like this bulldog of a player defensively.
02:01I would love him.
02:02His attitude and energy.
02:04I mean.