The Miami Heat weighed whether to change the designation for the suspension they issued to disgruntled star Jimmy Butler, according to NBA insider

The Miami Heat are unlikely to hold Jimmy Butler hostage this season. By trading their irritated superstar to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Heat could receive a misunderstood 34-year-old wing in return.

Kyle Lowry loves Jimmy Butler, but even he got irritated with the superstar's behavior during his time with the Heat.

After soft-launching a trade request from the Miami Heat last month, Jimmy Butler upped the ante Thursday. Following a postgame press conference in which he said that he wanted to get his “joy back from playing basketball,” ESPN’s Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst reported that Butler “indicated” to the Heat that “he wants the team to trade him.”

According to All U Can Heat’s Jack Simone, the Heat could include Butler in a multi-team trade with the 76ers and Pistons. The Heat would receive Paul George, the 76ers would receive Butler, and the Pistons would receive Josh Richardson.

Jimmy Butler's seven-game suspension for detrimental conduct has one game remaining, and Butler still hopes his time in Miami will soon come to an end. Butler reiterated his trade request to Heat president Pat Riley last week during a face-to-face meeting,

In a face-to-face meeting last week, suspended Miami Heat wing Jimmy Butler told team president Pat Riley that, actually, he could pick up his $52.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season, but only if it facilitates his exit,