Heat Acquire Jimmy Butler in Sign-and-Trade With 76ers (UPDATE)

Jimmy Buckets is Miami-bound.

July 1, 2019

jimmy butler heat — PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 09: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers points against the Toronto Raptors in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Wells Fargo Center on May 9, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers defeated the Raptors 112-101. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
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UPDATED 07/01/19 5:25 p.m. ET: Jimmy Butler to the Heat is a done deal, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

In other news, NBC Sports' Tom Haberstroh reports that Butler turned down a 5 year, $190M max contract with the 76ers.

See original story below.

The Miami Heat are close to acquiring Jimmy Butler in a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The 76ers will reportedly receive Josh Richardson in exchange for Butler, who has agreed to a four-year, $142 million max deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Butler has been hinting at the possibility of joining the Heat these last two days on Twitter.

Earlier today, the 76ers agreed to terms to a five-year, $180 million with Tobias Harris, signaling that either Philadelphia preferred keeping Harris, or the Sixers' front office knew that Butler was headed elsewhere.

A sign-and-trade deal involving Butler is a huge win for the Sixers as the team finds a way to improve their roster by adding Richardson, who scored a career-high 16.6 points per game last season.

Meanwhile, the cash-strapped Heat were able to win the Jimmy Buckets sweepstakes the only way they could.