The agent for Jimmy Butler has denied stories that he has given indications in league circles that his consumer could be open to a commerce to the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors or Phoenix Suns. Agent Bernie Lee responded following Shams Charania’s report including the Suns to the record of Butler’s most well-liked groups with Lee’s title talked about particularly.
“Alright pay attention,” Lee mentioned to start his response. “I gave you a go yesterday as a result of I used to be busy however for those who don’t cease placing my title in your full and utter made up bull— as a result of you already know you usually aren’t value my time to acknowledge.”
Following his first put up on social media on Wednesday night time, Lee continued to go at Charania: “I don’t know what I’m going to do as a result of I’m a center aged dad however simply know it could point out extreme dislike. World… all that is fabricated. I’ve by no means and truthfully it wouldn’t assist me or the place I symbolize to do something that’s been reported by mentioned ‘journalist.’”
In Lee’s third and last put up responding to Charania’s stories, he wrote: “Shams that is your alternative to say my dangerous ‘I let chat GPT write my tweets and it went old-fashioned Peter Vecsey.’ (Shams Peter was a author within the 90’s) be a development setter.. invent the brand new I used to be hacked. Keep it up all. Thanks.”
Lee was requested by the Miami Herald what has pissed off Lee essentially the most in regards to the hypothesis surrounding Butler this week.
“Something related to Jimmy’s place and utilizing my title because the instrument to cement a headline,” Lee mentioned to the Miami Herald. “Jimmy’s job is to carry out at his job to the perfect of his many talents and to drive that crew to win. As of at the moment, Jimmy analytically grades out as roughly the sixth-eighth greatest participant within the NBA and his crew has virtually a plus 10 level differential when his utilization is over 20. The Golden State Warriors, once they received 73 video games have been a plus 11.6. He’s doing his job, rather well, and that’s the focus, which in flip makes it my focus.”
A supply informed the Miami Herald that Butler has by no means requested to be traded and Miami is just not aggressively purchasing him.