3 Jimmy Butler trade offers the Miami Heat would be forced to consider

NBA Trade Rumors: Exploring 3 Jimmy Butler trade offers the Miami Heat would be forced to consider this offseason if it fell on the table.

With less than a month until the NBA offseason officially begins, the Miami Heat are a team that will need a direct plan heading into the summer. If they fail to sign a star player early in the offseason, it could open the door to bigger questions about their future – most of them starting and ending around Jimmy Butler.

In an ideal world, the Heat would be able to sign a star player to help Jimmy carry the load or extend his championship window with the team. However, there’s a very good chance the Heat miss out on a big acquisition once again this offseason and will have to consider whether it’s time to move on from Jimmy, who only has one year left on his contract.

If Miami doesn’t give him a contract extension and fails to sign another All-Star level player to help this team take a big step forward in the Eastern Conference, the only real option left might be to trade Jimmy. While this may be an unpopular move for the franchise, there’s a very good chance that it ends up being the only way to drastically change the fortunes of this team’s future.

With that in mind, we break down three Jimmy Butler trade offers that the Heat should seriously consider if they botch their attempt to land another All-Star player.

The Houston Rockets are one of the teams most likely to be extremely aggressive heading into the NBA offseason. As we’ve seen through rumors over the past year, the Rockets aren’t afraid to make bold moves, even at the expense of their young core. In this Jimmy Butler deal the Heat should consider, Houston would send Jabari Smith Jr., Steven Adams and a future first-round pick for Jimmy.

The Heat would have a young, exciting prospect to develop alongside Bam Adebayo and a strong, defensive center to help their interior defense. They would also get a valuable draft pick for the future.