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As Jimmy Butler awaits resolution on his desire to be traded from the Miami Heat, he's been tough for the team to deal with despite taking on a leadership role.
"You'd have to say Jimmy's been good for Miami overall, but he's also been very difficult," a league source told Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com. "I think it's just reached an end. It's like he's in charge; he doesn't play all the time, and he's had injuries that always seem to come up. He's not as good as it was."
"He got a lot of mileage out of being a leader, a go-to guy, a big game player, but he wasn't there night in and night out," the source added.