Subscriber "But you know, you look at the numbers, you look at the usage rate and the assertiveness that you saw down the stretch and the assists, that was not the Jimmy Butler in Chicago. Nunn fell out of the playoff rotation, but Adebayo, Herro, and Robinson were on the floor for the Heat's series-closing Game 6 win over the Celtics. It’s possible Simmons was at the core of Butler’s decision to leave. Though his effectiveness on the court and huge contract had limited his value, the Blazers needed a starting center with Jusuf Nurkic injured. It is also a confirmation of everyone’s gut feeling, and not particularly surprising or illuminating. Butler was taken with the last pick in the first round, Dragic and Crowder were second-round picks, and Derrick Jones Jr. was undrafted. But the rub? In a complicated, four-team deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, and LA Clippers last summer, the Heat gave up Josh Richardson, Hassan Whiteside, and a protected future first-round pick to get Butler. Speaking with K.C. Before the February tradeline this season, the Heat swung one more trade to bolster their team, sending Justise Winslow, James Johnson, and Dion Waiters to the Memphis Grizzlies for Andre Iguodala, Jae Crowder, and Solomon Hill. Goran Dragic, Jimmy Butler, Jae Crowder, and Andre Iguodala were all acquired via trades that saw the Heat give up significant pieces. If the Heat hadn't diligently drafted and developed the right players in years prior, the deal might not have worked.

Goran Dragic was traded to the Heat in 2015. The trend extends throughout the Heat roster. The second-highest assist rate (24.3%), true shooting percentage (58.6%) and free throw attempt average (8.9 per game) of his career to date came in his last season with the Bulls. But the Heat threw caution to the wind in signing and trading for him last offseason, and so far, the move has been a rousing success. But is it even worth relitigating? That sort of stuff if you're playing next to Derrick Rose, I'm not so sure you get that," Haberstroh said. The Heat have, in Butler’s own words, allowed him to be himself. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Mark J. Terrill/AP Images. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. That was new. The core of the Heat has been built through big trades, unheralded draft picks, and undrafted free agents. ... Zach has star talent. Butler was trending in that direction — statistically, at least. The Miami Heat have made a surprise run to the NBA Finals. The Miami Heat are in the NBA Finals, back to the NBA's biggest stage just six years after LeBron James left the team to break up the Big Three. Once a G League player and international journeyman, Whiteside had been reclaimed by the Heat and became a walking double-double.

So when you hear Butler talk now about finally feeling "wanted and appreciated" in Miami, that's the crux of it. Dragic was supposed to be a piece that put the Heat, in their first year without James, over the top, adding him to a core of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. He averaged 26.2 points and 9.8 assists per game on 55.2% field goal shooting and 25% usage across six Finals games, and became just the second player in league history to log multiple 40-point triple-doubles in the championship round.

But thanks to some big swings and home runs on the fringes, the Heat look set to be an Eastern Conference power for years to come. But no one would blame Bulls fans for pondering what could have been. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports First on that list is the Bulls, who sparked the current rebuild by shipping Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the rights to Lauri Markkanen on draft night 2017. Less than two months after being ousted in the first round of the playoffs that year, he was traded. It’s safe to assume the two didn’t see eye-to-eye, or at the very least, that Simmons and Butler’s leadership styles were dissimilar. Sixer fans should probably move on too.

He has moved on. Five years later — and an $85 million contract signed in July 2015 — and Dragic is Miami's second longest-tenured player. So, is this really news? Adebayo was an All-Star this year and is just 23.

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