“Nonetheless, the Wizards close the Beal Era jaggedly, horribly,” The Athletic’s David Aldridge wrote. “Miami has clearly prioritized getting Damian Lillard from Portland, with Jimmy Butler a central part of the Heat’s recruiting pitch. While Washington wanted the multiple first-rounders the Heat were offering, it didn’t matter; Beal wanted to play in Phoenix. His wife and her family are from California, and K.D. and Booker are a smidge more potent offensively than Jimmy Buckets and Bam Adebayo. The Wizards couldn’t stay in a holding pattern; unwilling to wait on the Heat, they turned to Phoenix, which our Shams Charania first reported had gotten into the sweepstakes seriously on Saturday.”
David Aldridge: Jimmy Butler recruiting Damian Lillard to Miami Heat
https://heatnation.com/rumors/report-jimmy-butler-recruiting-damian-lillard-to-miami-heat/
9 Comments
Sigmatank@midwest.social · 2 pts · 3y
I'll believe Dame leaves when I see it. I know the noise is increasing, but both he and the organization seem to generally still want him there
greeny@feddit.de · 1 pts · 3y
Writings are on the wall for a Dame trade. Let's see what happens in the next days
cavsfan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Jimmy Dame Bam and 6 UDFAs? eastern conference favorites.
barnyard_noise@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
i think Jimmy and Dame would be a solid duo to watch. But I also think the only way Dame leaves Portland is if Portland no longer has a team lol
brihuang95@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 3y
Every Batman needs a Robin I suppose
NightOwl@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 3y
I hope he comes to Miami. I've been hoping for for Jimmy to play with another offensive player who drops 30 points on a consistent basis.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
these two sentences seem contradictory. did beal demand phoenix or did the wizards choose phoenix because miami was stalling?
Fearghas@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Beal had a no trade clause so Washington's hands were tied even though they preferred Miami's offer.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
that's what I'm saying. the second quote is irrelevant to the situation if that were the case.