Strong likelihood Jimmy Butler remains in Miami past trade deadline?

In terms of recent events, after Miami lost to the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 2 Butler said that he lost his “joy” of playing basketball and responded “probably not” when asked if he can regain it with the team. The Heat would suspend Butler for seven games “due to conduct detrimental to the team” as Hardaway would even say that he knows Riley gave the National Basketball Players Association a “10-page letter” and film of why they took action that way. “It’s about accountability. If you can’t take rejection, because everything has been saying yes, yes, yes, yes, yes to you, now you upset that the world is coming to an end,” Butler said. “Oh, I can’t play now, because he’s not gonna give me the money that I want. No, go out there and play, you are under contract. Go ahead and play. I know Pat, and that’s what it’s doing. That’s what’s happening. And I knew that. I said, Look, Pat got a 10-page letter to the Players Association, and he gonna have film showing why he suspended this man before that even happened. And guess what? He suspended him for seven games, and I know he gave them a 10-page letter, and I know he gave them some film to show him why he’s suspended.” -via Clutch Points / January 11, 2025