NBA insider floats blockbuster Jimmy Butler mock trade sending Zion Williamson to Miami Heat

NBA insider floats blockbuster Jimmy Butler mock trade sending Zion Williamson to Miami Heat - Source: Getty

Jimmy Butler's time with the Miami Heat appears to be coming to an end. NBA insider Bill Simmons proposed a blockbuster trade idea on X, Saturday that involved Butler and New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson. The mock trade idea includes four teams, the Pelicans, Heat, Memphis Grizzlies and Detroit Pistons.

"Spent the weekend in my Trade Machine art studio working on a Jimmy Butler masterpiece. Sorry to CJ McCollum for not fitting him in. NO also gets: Mem 2026 1st, Mia 2029 1st, Det 2029 pick swap (top-8 prot). PS: You can sub Ingram for Zion and NO gets less from Miami."