Jimmy Butler next team odds: Suns become favorites

Recently, Miami Heat team president Pat Riley said in a statement that six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler will remain in Miami for the foreseeable future.

"We are not trading Jimmy Butler," were Riley's exact words. 

However, it appears things have gone downhill since then.

DraftKings Sportsbook has posted odds for Butler's next team after the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Let's take a look at those odds as of Jan. 7.

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Suns: +175 (bet $10 to win $27.50 total)
Heat: +225 (bet $10 to win $32.50 total)
Grizzlies: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
Pelicans: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
Rockets: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)

Well, this is becoming more of a whirlwind by the day, as the Grizzlies were favored just earlier on Tuesday.

Now, as teams begin to learn that Butler would not re-sign with select franchises, all signs are beginning to point toward Phoenix.

Riley's statement came about not trading Butler on the heels of a recent ESPN report that Butler prefers to be traded before the Feb. 6 deadline, with the Warriors and Suns at the top of his preferred destinations.

But in the time since Riley's statement, the two sides — Butler and the Heat — have seemed to grow further apart in regard to their working relationship.

And it all came to a head during a recently Butler postgame press conference, when he was asked if he could regain his joy for the game in Miami.

"Probably not," Butler replied.

Shortly after that, the Heat suspended Butler for seven games, and said that the organization would listen to offers for the disgruntled star.

On the season, Butler, 35, is averaging 17.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists. In his six seasons with the Heat, he has guided Miami to the NBA Finals twice. The Heat lost to the Lakers in 2019-20 and then to the Nuggets in 2022-23. 

The Heat currently sit ninth in the Eastern Conference standings. Phoenix is 12th in the West.

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