![]() ![]() ![]() In 2019, Butler inked a four-year, $140.8 contract with the Heat. But the next few years could get uncomfortable for both Jimmy Buckets and a Heat team that will pay him very handsomely. After all, you play the win the game (shout out Herm Edwards).Įven with Butler’s poor shooting, Miami is firmly in the mix to win a title. At least that’s what they should tell you. | John Fisher/Getty ImagesĪsk any Heat fan and they’ll tell you they’d win it all this year if it means a few bad seasons down the road. The Heat are going to have a massive $184 million problem over the next few years Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat brings the ball across half-court during the second half of a game against the Milwaukee Bucks. For context, he was hitting 34.7% of his treys just three seasons ago. Not to mention, he’s also down to 19.0% total from beyond the arc. 1 through Wednesday, he made just 43.4% of his shot attempts. From opening night through the end of November, the 6-foot-7 forward shot 51.9% from the field. But his field-goal percentage has considerably dropped since the beginning of the year. 15 against the Philadelphia 76ers, the six-time All-Star hit one of his 11 field-goal attempts.īutler is still averaging a respectable 21.4 points on 47.0% shooting for the season. In the final game ahead of the All-Star break, he went 5-of-24 against the Charlotte Hornets. Monday against Chicago, Jimmy Buckets was only 4-of-13 from the field. But this is just another recent example of Butler failing to deliver on offense. This was a season-worst night for Butler, who also finished with a plus-minus of -21 in over 35 minutes. That meant in a matchup the Heat lost by a single point, Butler finished with six points on 2-of-14 shooting and was held scoreless for the final 36:19 of game time. After that, Butler went 0-of-8 for the remainder of the game. The 11th-year veteran scored six points in the first quarter, including Miami’s final points of the frame with just 19 seconds to go. They would have done it, too, if it wasn’t for that meddling Jimmy Butler. (Submitted by /7UX1NZns7q- StatMuse March 3, 2022Īfter a convincing victory over the Chicago Bulls, the Heat had a golden opportunity to keep the good times rolling by defeating the Bucks. He finished with 6 points on 2-14 shooting in a one point loss. ![]() There’s no reason that should’ve happened.Jimmy Butler didn’t score a single point in the last 36 minutes of tonight’s game. Butler was ranked 16 last year and slipped to 17 this year. If Lowry is voted down for his poor playoff performance - he was ranked 43 last year - Butler should be rewarded for his dominance in all three rounds he carried the Heat through. In a blurb about why Kyle Lowry came in at 61 in the rankings, Nick Friedell wrote that the 2019 NBA champion had a “lackluster first season in Miami.” While Lowry certainly had a lackluster playoffs, he drove the team when Butler and Bam Adebayo were injured in the middle of the season. It’s absurd the ESPN panel didn’t account for Butler’s superb 2022 playoff performance in these rankings. We find out who the best players are during the playoffs, not the regular season. How do we know they’ll bounce back? Kawhi Leonard didn’t play last year and is ranked 12, but he’s a two-time Finals MVP. They are both coming off injury-riddled seasons. Paul George and Damian Lillard were ranked 15 and 14, respectively. Rankings are tough, especially when they project ahead to the next season. At I wrote about how Miami's defense smothered Joel Embiid, James Harden, and the 76ers in Game 5, pushing the Heat within one win of another Eastern Conference Finals and pushing the Sixers to the brink: - Dan Devine May 11, 2022 ![]()
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