lol if they let jimmy walk for free im done with this front office
rice-guardian
This might be it folks
Timantha
It would be very Miami if he went off this season and leaves the Heat next summer for nothing… but I’m happy he’s staying for now
rjgator
He wants to stay supposedly, and so he’ll play out this year and maybe sign after. I low key wonder if he’s considering retirement though. Seems extremely unlikely but who tf knows, he’s definitely been openly talking about how he knows he only has so much longer before Father Time gets him
RogRoz
Good luck in 2025 not a lot of teams with open cap space to sign him to the max outright (76ers won’t have the cap space)
TheRatchetTrombone
It’s a wait and see. Jimmy heard pat call him out on not playing games and coasting too much and fucking around. It’s pretty obviousPat wants to see Jimmy actually fucking play and not sit out games to watch with others. Jimmy does that and Pat will extend him. Yall are just so sad and so easily fucking scared; its embarrassing that yall call yourselves heat fans pissing at every little thing.
Esjay_954
Jimmy betting on himself and then Heat losing him for nothing instead of just giving him his 1 year extension
Pat masterclass
ThickArepa
I wonder if Riley gave him a handshake agreement if he balls out he gets max money
Standard_Strategy_25
Would not surprise me if he outright retires after this year
lyme6483
What contender is going to have the cap space to sign him outright after this season?
If anything it just gives the Heat time to assess things more, and you get a motivated Jimmy in a contract year.
If Jimmy doesn’t sign an extension, there will be a sign and traded next summer or sign an extension then with the Heat. He is not walking for nothing.
iliveonramen
Damn, so that means we have Jimmy one more year then he’s hitting free agency.
If Jimmy has a supermax level year it’s going to be even harder watching him go
Severe-Vermicelli-71
how are people seeing this as a bad thing, it is by far the best option for both sides. Jimmy has said he wants to retire in Miami, and even if he wants to leave next year, what contender can sign him with cap space?? If he were to leave it would need to be a sign and trade with Miami getting assets back. Plus if things don’t work out again this year I think its fine to move on from Jimmy anyways.
Phenomenon0fCool
So he’s definitely going to be 1st Team All NBA and Finals MVP. That’s the only news I see here.
JabezMakaveli
If we don’t trade him before the end of next season and indeed let him walk, then we are officially in need of a refresh in the front office.
Garkech
1 more season of running it back
Adraf45
Welp, if he ain’t gonna go to another hear in the regular season then it might be time to send him off imo
finessefuego
one more season🥹(hopefully not)
Disc-Golf-Kid
It’s Jiover
This_Material9292
TRADE HIM
pineking2323
I still have faith the front office will pull their heads out of their asses and trade him for picks and a young player or two. It goes against the culture of the team but even they have to realize this team isnt winning it all or getting back to the finals.
Gweeds13
Yall are getting ahead of yourselves. He WANTS TO BE IN MIAMI. He’s going to ball out to shut up Pat and get paid in Miami. He’s not going anywhere and he’s ending his career in Miami.
Shiny_metal_ass
Contract year Jimmy is something I want to see.
PT0223
No need for the Heat to throw away more money to an aging player that picks and chooses when he plays – picks and chooses when he is going to give even half effort let alone full effort.
JJ-Bittenbinder
Look I love him, and hope he proves me wrong. But unless he has a season like he did in our finals run, I’m not sure he’s worth a multi year max. He’s 34, not many players are able to stay elite until they’re 36-38.
This front office has already shown they don’t really want to pay aging stars just to keep them (see D Wade)
FstLaneUkraine
Bye felicia. This dude about to average 17 and miss 30 games lol. It’s in his best interest to swindle a team into an extension now because his value is going to drop. No one is giving $150M for a player on one leg.
grzzlycity
If his play is going to be similar to last year, it might be best to move on from Jimmy.
JZ_the_ICON
Jimmy betting on himself to prove to Pat to pay him. I can see Pat saying go out and see what you can get and come back and give us a chance to match. I know players want and deserve to get paid, but if Jimmy wants to win he should consider take a pay cut and handshake deal that they’ll hook him up role in the organization for as long as he wants one.
twozeromm
This is exactly what Pat wanted, go out there and play for an extension, show that you care during the regular season.
jimmybutler123456
he’s retiring i bet
jimmybutler123456
i hope jimmy tries this regular season cause it might be his last go
Dek-234
At least it guarantees he stays another season
DEFM0N
I’m mentally preparing for the upcoming dark ages of CULTURE
Wonder_Dude
Run it back v6
Western-Carpet266
This is absolutely fine by me. I want to see what he’s got this year, and how many games he actually plays. Pat Riley was right about that. Also not just jimmy but the structure of NBA contracts where players who are clearly declining but have all NBA talent still in mid 30’s are eligible for super duper max’s it so silly to me. Almost nobody after 35 is worth that money yet because of length of service and past achievements it is what they demand. I think teams will come around to this soon (as it seems Miami might be here) and not hand out 4year maxes to old players just because
NonchalantGhoul
If he’s not interested in a contract that’s not a max, please trade him away to get the maximum value he still has
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He stay ❤️
lol if they let jimmy walk for free im done with this front office
This might be it folks
It would be very Miami if he went off this season and leaves the Heat next summer for nothing… but I’m happy he’s staying for now
He wants to stay supposedly, and so he’ll play out this year and maybe sign after. I low key wonder if he’s considering retirement though. Seems extremely unlikely but who tf knows, he’s definitely been openly talking about how he knows he only has so much longer before Father Time gets him
Good luck in 2025 not a lot of teams with open cap space to sign him to the max outright (76ers won’t have the cap space)
It’s a wait and see. Jimmy heard pat call him out on not playing games and coasting too much and fucking around. It’s pretty obviousPat wants to see Jimmy actually fucking play and not sit out games to watch with others. Jimmy does that and Pat will extend him. Yall are just so sad and so easily fucking scared; its embarrassing that yall call yourselves heat fans pissing at every little thing.
Jimmy betting on himself and then Heat losing him for nothing instead of just giving him his 1 year extension
Pat masterclass
I wonder if Riley gave him a handshake agreement if he balls out he gets max money
Would not surprise me if he outright retires after this year
What contender is going to have the cap space to sign him outright after this season?
If anything it just gives the Heat time to assess things more, and you get a motivated Jimmy in a contract year.
If Jimmy doesn’t sign an extension, there will be a sign and traded next summer or sign an extension then with the Heat. He is not walking for nothing.
Damn, so that means we have Jimmy one more year then he’s hitting free agency.
If Jimmy has a supermax level year it’s going to be even harder watching him go
how are people seeing this as a bad thing, it is by far the best option for both sides. Jimmy has said he wants to retire in Miami, and even if he wants to leave next year, what contender can sign him with cap space?? If he were to leave it would need to be a sign and trade with Miami getting assets back. Plus if things don’t work out again this year I think its fine to move on from Jimmy anyways.
So he’s definitely going to be 1st Team All NBA and Finals MVP. That’s the only news I see here.
If we don’t trade him before the end of next season and indeed let him walk, then we are officially in need of a refresh in the front office.
1 more season of running it back
Welp, if he ain’t gonna go to another hear in the regular season then it might be time to send him off imo
one more season🥹(hopefully not)
It’s Jiover
TRADE HIM
I still have faith the front office will pull their heads out of their asses and trade him for picks and a young player or two. It goes against the culture of the team but even they have to realize this team isnt winning it all or getting back to the finals.
Yall are getting ahead of yourselves. He WANTS TO BE IN MIAMI. He’s going to ball out to shut up Pat and get paid in Miami. He’s not going anywhere and he’s ending his career in Miami.
Contract year Jimmy is something I want to see.
No need for the Heat to throw away more money to an aging player that picks and chooses when he plays – picks and chooses when he is going to give even half effort let alone full effort.
Look I love him, and hope he proves me wrong. But unless he has a season like he did in our finals run, I’m not sure he’s worth a multi year max. He’s 34, not many players are able to stay elite until they’re 36-38.
This front office has already shown they don’t really want to pay aging stars just to keep them (see D Wade)
Bye felicia. This dude about to average 17 and miss 30 games lol. It’s in his best interest to swindle a team into an extension now because his value is going to drop. No one is giving $150M for a player on one leg.
If his play is going to be similar to last year, it might be best to move on from Jimmy.
Jimmy betting on himself to prove to Pat to pay him. I can see Pat saying go out and see what you can get and come back and give us a chance to match. I know players want and deserve to get paid, but if Jimmy wants to win he should consider take a pay cut and handshake deal that they’ll hook him up role in the organization for as long as he wants one.
This is exactly what Pat wanted, go out there and play for an extension, show that you care during the regular season.
he’s retiring i bet
i hope jimmy tries this regular season cause it might be his last go
At least it guarantees he stays another season
I’m mentally preparing for the upcoming dark ages of CULTURE
Run it back v6
This is absolutely fine by me. I want to see what he’s got this year, and how many games he actually plays. Pat Riley was right about that. Also not just jimmy but the structure of NBA contracts where players who are clearly declining but have all NBA talent still in mid 30’s are eligible for super duper max’s it so silly to me. Almost nobody after 35 is worth that money yet because of length of service and past achievements it is what they demand. I think teams will come around to this soon (as it seems Miami might be here) and not hand out 4year maxes to old players just because
If he’s not interested in a contract that’s not a max, please trade him away to get the maximum value he still has