As he prepares for what could be his last dance in Miami, Jimmy Butler may already be exploring his outside options.
Brian Lewis of the New York Post reported on Saturday that the Heat star Butler “likes” the Brooklyn Nets as a potential free-agent destination. Lewis notes that Butler can become a free agent in 2025 and has decided not to extend his contract with the Heat ahead of that opt-out.
The Nets are in full-on rebuild mode right now, especially after trading away Mikal Bridges to a rival team earlier this summer. But that also means that they will have max-level cap space to utilize, particularly once Ben Simmons comes off their books in 2025. Brooklyn also has a number of quality young players age-25 and under (including Nicolas Claxton, Cameron Thomas and Day’Ron Sharpe) with whom Butler could work.
