Would adding Jimmy Butler make the Nuggets good ... packaging their 2031 first-round pick with Porter Jr. and the necessary salaries is essentially their only option. Porter Jr. and Butler have a difference in salary this season of about $13 million.

Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Nikola Jokic extended his NBA lead with his 17th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Jimmy Butler’s return by beating the Miami Heat 133-113 on Friday night.

Sources close to Butler insist that one of his biggest issues with the Heat has become his role in the offense this season. Butler vocalized that frustration after the last game he played before the Heat suspended him on Jan. 3 for seven games “for multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season.”

The Phoenix Suns want Jimmy Butler, but it's a pipe dream. These teams should be thought of more as destinations for the disgruntled Miami Heat All-Star.

Jimmy Butler continues to loom large over the NBA trade deadline. Here is the latest intel and rumors surrounding possible deals.

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat were a match made in heaven. But the same factors that made that so meant there was always an expiration date on this seemingly perfect marriage. A public standoff was the only way it could end.

The Nuggets vanquished the Heat in Jimmy Butler’s return from a seven-game suspension. Jamal Murray lit up everything in front of him. And Nikola Jokić had his 17th triple-double of the season. “I thought our guards did a hell of a job on [Tyler] Herro and [Duncan] Robinson,

Terry Rozier had 20 points, Tyler Herro scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Nikol Jovic added 14 to help the Heat snap a three-game losing streak. Miami closed the first half with an 11-0 run to take a five-point lead at 46-41,

With under three weeks to the deadline, we looked at all 30 teams to see who should be buying or selling for the second half.

Rookie Kel'el Ware scored 25 points to match his season high, Duncan Robinson added 21 on 5-of-7 3-shooting and the Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-107 on Sunday.

The NBA trade deadline is less than a month away, which means contenders will attempt to load up, and tanking teams will look to enhance their tanks. The