Despite the difference the two sides had, it seems as though the Heat tried everything in their power to convince Butler to stay and be a part of a contender in Miami. According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick,

The Miami Heat landed Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson as part of the Jimmy Butler trade last week, and team president Pat Riley was happy

Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com. He grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media, where he is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.