The Miami Heat are finalizing a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers to acquire Jimmy Butler, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Miami will send Josh Richardson to Philadelphia as part of the deal.
It's been an eventful two years for Butler. The No. 30 pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls developed into a three-time All-Star in the Windy City -- only eventually to be traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves and reunited with his former coach, Tom Thibodeau, two summers ago.
Then, after getting Minnesota to its first playoff appearance without Kevin Garnett on the roster, Butler requested a trade last fall.