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00:00The talk of Pat Riley saying we're not trading Jimmy Butler, I don't believe that either.
00:10I think the Heat would trade Jimmy Butler, but it's going to take a godfather offer.
00:14It's going to take somebody coming in with an offer that they can't say no to.
00:18And the problem becomes, I don't know where that comes from.
00:20The challenge is, I'm not sure where that deal is, partially largely because, look,
00:26the owners really wanted to squash Joe Lacob in Golden State and Steve Ballmer, and so
00:30they put in all these new tax aprons and all these new restrictions, and it's just really
00:35hard to pull off a trade.
00:37Miami can't take $1 back more in a trade, and neither can most of the teams they're
00:40dealing with.
00:41It just becomes hard.
00:42So I'm not sure that trade comes together, but, look, if the right deal lands on Pat
00:47Riley's table the next month, he'll take it.
00:50He'll jump at it.
00:52I don't believe that, frankly, he's worth some gigantic deal anymore.
00:58I just don't think his game is worth some gigantic offer and a bunch of top draft picks
01:07and players.
01:08It's just not feasible.
01:10His game has leveled off.
01:12It's like sometimes he barely plays.
01:16What's he going to do?
01:17He's going to go put the Suns over the top, the Warriors over the top.
01:22I don't believe any of that.
01:23I think he is where he is, and I think they already missed their opportunity to get something
01:28for him.
01:29That, I think, is true.
01:32Look, is he an upgrade over Kuminga in Golden State?
01:35Yes.
01:36Is he an upgrade over Bradley Beal?
01:37Yeah, absolutely.
01:38Except the Heat aren't going to take Bradley Beal's contract back, because he's got like
01:41two years and $100 million left.
01:42So the problem is...
01:43I don't think he's better than Kuminga at his age.
01:46What?
01:47No, you heard me.
01:48At his age.
01:49At his age.
01:50He's playing to win right now.
01:51I understand, but at his age, like last night we were watching this guy throwing down dunks
01:56in people's faces and playing in the block like, I'm going to dunk on you, and the hops
02:04he has, and the youth, and the legs, and I think the energy, and no history of injuries.
02:11This guy Butler, to me, is old news.
02:13He's banged up.
02:14He doesn't go dunk in anyone's face anymore.
02:16Those days are over.
02:17I would take Kuminga over him right now, today.
02:20Thank you very much.
02:22The other problem with Butler, this is...
02:24He's got a player option for next year.
02:26You're going...
02:27Whoever gets him, whether he stays in Miami long-term or more likely gets signed and traded
02:31in the offseason or whatever, you've got to pay him going out, and how much do you want
02:35to pay him?
02:36You...
02:37He did...
02:38Miami did not want to give him what he wanted, which was the max, like $113 million, two
02:41extra years.
02:43They were not going to give him that, because you're right, like, I'll pay LeBron at 40,
02:48and I'll even pay Curry right now, but I am not paying Jimmy Butler.
02:51I don't think he lifts you up the same way, so I get why they're not doing that.
02:56I'm not sure that the market Jimmy Butler thinks is out there for him is out there,
02:59and it's going to be interesting to see what happens.
03:02I think he moves on in the offseason.
03:04I think Miami starts tweaking what they look like, but they're probably going to ride this
03:09season out, because I just don't think they have another good option.