They could run it back, but Jimmy Butler is not getting any younger. If they believe some changes are in order, someone like Donovan Mitchell could appeal to them.
Mitchell is younger and fits Bam Adebayo’s timeline. If the Heat believe Mitchell would be the better option than Butler going forward, Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus proposed a trade between the Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Washington Wizards that would send them Mitchell and another asset.
Heat get: Mitchell, Kyle Kuzma, $13.4 million Jimmy Butler TPE, $2.5 million Nikola Jovic TPE, $2.3 million Tyler Herro TPE
Cavaliers get: Tyler Herro, No. 15 pick, Suns second-round pick (via Washington), 2028 Clippers first-round pick, 2030 Heat first-round pick, $6.4 million Donovan Mitchell TPE, $2.6 million Ty Jerome TPE
Wizards get: Paul Reed, Nikola Jovic, Ty Jerome, No. 16 pick, 2026 Sixers first-round pick, $23.5 million Kyle Kuzma
