Butler is 1000% unwilling to play for the Heat anymore and is doing everything he can to get the team to trade him away. As the saying goes, "A forced melon is not sweet." With no intention of continuing to play for the Heat, Butler has been performing poorly on the court, scoring only 9 points in each of his last two games. Although the Heat previously stated that they would not trade Butler, they could not resist his proactive application for a trade. Yes, Butler has done it; he has formally submitted a trade request to the Heat, and the relationship between the two sides has completely deteriorated. This time, Butler did not specify a destination team; he is willing to go to any team except the Heat, confident that he can make himself and his new team competitive anywhere. However, there is still an old problem: it's not that teams are unwilling to take over, but rather that the goddess only wants to have fun and then leave. All teams in the league have been notified that Butler will decline his player option worth $52.41 million next season and enter the free market. This means that the team trading for Butler from the Heat this season may only have half a year of his services... Many people may be curious as to why the Heat do not proactively trade Butler, at least to recover some assets for themselves; do they love him that much? Salary expert Marks explained that if the Heat insist on keeping Butler until his…
NBA Today's Milestones: Westbrook 16+10+10+4 Makes History! Jokic 36+22+1... Beijing Time, December 31, 2024. Here are the important statistics and milestones of the NBA today: Hart 23 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists The Knicks defeated the Wizards 126-106. Hart shot 7 for 15, including 4 for 8 from three-point range, scoring 23 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists. Hart achieved his ninth triple-double with the Knicks, surpassing Randle (8 times) to rank fourth in team history (the top three are Walt Frazier with 23 times, Michael Ray Richardson with 18 times, and Richie Guerin with 16 times). Oubre 8 steals The 76ers defeated the Trail Blazers 125-103. Kelly Oubre of the 76ers shot 6 for 10, made all 3 free throws, scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 steals, and 1 block. A single game with 8 steals, setting a new career high (previously 6 times); Became the ninth player in team history to have at least 8 steals in a single game; Avdija 10 turnovers In this game, Trail Blazers player Avdija shot 5 for 9, scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists, with 10 turnovers. Avdija became the sixth player in team history to have 10+ turnovers in a single game; Westbrook 201 triple-doubles The Nuggets defeated the Jazz 132-121 away. Westbrook started the game, shooting 7 for 7 and making both free throws, scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 0 turnovers. Westbrook achieved his 201st career triple-double; Westbrook achieved a triple-double with 100% shooting efficiency for the second time in his…