After ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that the Heat have lowered their asking price in trade talks for Jimmy Butler as they look to get a deal done ahead of next Thursday’s deadline, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald hears that the team has begun to show more willingness to consider taking on salary beyond 2025-26 as long as the contract isn’t “outrageous.

NBA insider Brian Windhorst says the Miami Heat are going to trade Jimmy Butler. Windhorst made the comments on the ESPN sports talk show First Take Tuesday morning. "Jimmy Butler's gonna get traded."

We are almost one week away from the Feb. 6 trade deadline, and one ESPN insider predicts Heat star Jimmy Butler will finally be moved.