Before the calendar flipped to 2025, Miami Heat rookie Kel’el Ware had not recorded a game with double-digit points in his young NBA career. Now in the final week of January, the North Little Rock alumnus is the betting favorite to become the Heat’s first Rookie of the Year winner after working his way up from being third-string.

As the NBA trade deadline approaches, Miami does have a major trade asset in Butler at their hands. As the deadline nears, here's what the Heat's dream scenario for the 2025 NBA trade deadline would look like.

The Miami Heat have suspended forward Jimmy Butler for the second time in three weeks – this time for missing a team flight – the franchise announced on Wednesday.

Bernie Lee, Butler’s agent, posted a press release on X akin to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement, which ended his first NBA retirement in 1995. Leaning into the Jordan theme — or troll — Butler posted photos on his Instagram story wearing the Jordan No. 45 Bulls uniform.

Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat dribbles the ball during the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Kaseya Center on January 02, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat dribbles the ball during the first quarter against the ...

Jimmy Butler is expected to play for Miami again Friday when it hosts the Denver Nuggets, a game that would be his first since the Heat confirmed that he wants a trade and that they are trying to accommodate that request.

Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 106-97 on Saturday night.

Go back about 14 months or so, to a night in Miami — Nov. 30, 2023, to be exact — when Haliburton and the Pacers lost to the Heat, 142-132. Haliburton had a monster game, 44 points and 10 assists. But Indiana gave up 45 points in the fourth and let the ...

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It's been a tough season for the Miami Heat, and the continued Jimmy Butler saga isn't doing the franchise any favors.

The Sixers did their part by beating the Bulls on Saturday night. Now, the rest of the league needs to help them out, just a little bit.