The 2023-24 NBA season is in the books with the Boston Celtics winning their 18th Championship. Along the way, they got the better of the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.
It turned out to be a lopsided series with Jimmy Butler absent and the result would have surely left the Heat disappointed.
The Heat are expected to look to strengthen this summer although the constant speculation around the future of Butler is becoming a problem.
It remains to be seen what the future holds for Butler, who is rumored to be seeking a max extension, something that the Heat might be unwilling to hand the 34-year-old considering his injury record.
No matter how things turn out for Butler this offseason, it is quite clear that the Heat do not have much time to make the most out of this era. They have reached two NBA Finals in recent years but failed to get past the last hurdle both times.
The expectation is that the Heat will be active this summer. A potential trade has been proposed by Zach Buckley that would see Collin Sexton end up in South Beach for Duncan Robinson, the No. 15 pick and a 2026 second-round pick (via LAL).
Buckley wrote in his article ‘NBA Trade Block Big Board: New Trade Ideas for Top 10 Targets’ on Bleacher Report: “Still, Sexton could steal a few eyeballs in South Beach, where the Heat could use more perimeter punch and downhill force. His perpetually full-throttle motor would be an easy #culture fit, and he could provide the second team with the scoring boost it lost upon Tyler Herro’s promotion to the opening lineup.
Sexton was drafted 8th overall in the 2018 Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers before being joining the Utah Jazz in 2022, with whom he signed a four-year, $72 million contract.
Sexton has had a smaller role in Utah than he did in Cleveland. He averaged 26.6 minutes per game for the Jazz last season.
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