In an article yesterday, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald said that Kendrick Perkins said that the Miami Heat should consider trading Jimmy Butler and rebuild after the Heat fell down 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) June 3, 2022
That, of course, came before Butler’s masterpiece performance in Game 6 to force the series to a deciding Game 7.