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While there have been rumors that the Miami Heat want to trade star forward Jimmy Butler, head coach Erik Spoelstra made his stance clear that he wants to keep him on the team, and he's hoping his voice rises above the outside chatter.
"That's just the deal," Spoelstra told Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "You have to compartmentalize in this business. We want Jimmy here. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it. And it's just unfortunate that you have to control or deal with a lot of the noise on the outside.