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Miami Heat: ESPN’s First Take rank Jimmy Butler as 15th best NBA player

Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat points to the logo on his jersey after receiving a technical foul for an argument with T.J. Warren #1 of the Indiana Pacers (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Miami Heat got a number one option when they signed Jimmy Butler this past summer. Is ESPN’s First Take right in ranking him 15th in the league?

The Miami Heat needed a number one option bad as last season waned down the closing stretch, which prompted Pat Riley to say that he was hunting a whale in this past offseason.