Butler is averaging 18.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, and 4.9 APG for Miami this season. The Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and Phoenix Suns have also been mentioned as preferred destinations, with the Warriors and Suns seeming like the favorites.

Jimmy Butler isn't going anywhere if Miami Heat team president Pat Riley has anything to say about it. In a statement released by the Heat on Thursday, Riley addressed the trade speculation surrounding Butler and said that his star swing man is staying put in Miami.

As the trade odyssey of the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler continues, there was one moment that came as a shock to some fans of the team and the basketball world. With all the speculation, Heat president Pat Riley released a statement saying bluntly that the team will not be trading Butler which garnered more debate among ESPN analysts.

Miami Heat president Pat Riley may have just offered the final word in the Jimmy Butler saga. "We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this

Miami Heat president Pat Riley has issued a defiant update on Jimmy Butler’s future at the franchise amid trade talk rumors.

Heat president Pat Riley said Thursday that his team has no plans to trade Jimmy Butler, despite swirling rumors.

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The Miami Heat have no plans to trade Jimmy Butler, team president Pat Riley said Thursday. "We usually don't comment on rumors, but

Riley hopes to quiet the discussion around the Heat, although Butler moving on from Miami in a sign-and-trade next summer could happen.

The Miami Heat have no plans to trade Jimmy Butler, team president Pat Riley said Thursday. "We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches. Therefore, we will make it clear -- we are not trading Jimmy Butler," he said in a statement.

Miami Heat president Pat Riley has made it clear: The team is not letting go of Jimmy Butler anytime soon. On Thursday, Riley responded to a report from ESPN's Shams Charania that Butler wanted to be traded, saying that the team is not planning on trading him.