{"id":1328,"date":"2024-09-17T04:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T04:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2024-09-17T04:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T04:02:31","slug":"heat-named-best-spot-for-disgruntled-nba-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=1328","title":{"rendered":"Heat Named \u2018Best Spot\u2019 for Disgruntled NBA All-Star.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Erik-Spoelstra-e1702411299744.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Erik-Spoelstra-e1702411299744.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Erik-Spoelstra-e1702411299744.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Erik-Spoelstra-e1702411299744.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Erik Spoelstra\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"204\" data-img-load-time=\"262\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra speaks at Media Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0have been named the \u201cbest spot\u201d to land\u00a0Pelicans\u00a0All-Star\u00a0Brandon Ingram, per an article from\u00a0Bleacher Report\u2019s Andy Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>In an article published on September 16, Bailey argued that Ingram would be the ideal replacement for\u00a0Jimmy Butler, who is widely\u00a0expected to test free agency\u00a0in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Heat lose [Jimmy] Butler, the wisest path forward might be a slower build focused on\u00a0Bam Adebayo,\u00a0Tyler Herro\u00a0and\u00a0Jaime Jaquez Jr. That team already has a pretty intriguing core beyond its superstar,\u201d Bailey wrote. \u201cOn the other hand, there may be value in taking some pressure off those three, and Brandon Ingram\u2019s mid-range game and playmaking skills could make him sort of a Butler facsimile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, he\u2019s not quite on the same talent tier, so having Ingram as a potential Butler replacement would require steps up from Herro and Jaquez, but Miami might be stylistically consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Brandon Ingram to Leave NOLA?<\/h2>\n<p>The chatter of Heat potentially replacing Butler with Ingram stems from a multitude of\u00a0reasons. First, Ingram enters the 2024-25 season on the expiring contract, in the final year of his $158.3 million. The Duke product is eligible to sign a four-year, $207.8 million extension with the Pelicans before June 2025. However, the Pelicans are not willing to offer the forward a full-max deal, per\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Brian Windhorst.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, Ingram skipped the Pelicans\u2019 voluntary training camp in September 2024, hinting at his unhappiness with the franchise entering the season. According to\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s William Guillory, every member of the New Orleans roster attended the workout in California except for two players \u2014 Ingram and Daniel Theis. The latter had a valid reason for skipping the mini camp as he had just finished playing for Germany in the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Ingram\u2019s decision to skip the camp shocked everyone in the Pelicans organization as he was the one who organized the voluntary event, per The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pelicans believed Ingram would be there, but he never showed, according to team sources\u201d Guillory wrote on September 5. \u201cThis is an event Brandon Ingram has organized for his teammates several times in the past, so his absence stood out. The Pelicans hoped this minicamp would be the first time Williamson, Ingram, CJ McCollum and newly acquired point guard Dejounte Murray could all get on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Butler\u2019s Last Season with Heat?<\/h2>\n<p>Much like Ingram, Butler faces an uncertain future beyond the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Heat star owns a\u00a0player option worth $52.4 million\u00a0for the 2025-26 season but had not agreed to a contract extension with the Heat ahead of the 2024-25 season. According to multiple insiders, Butler plans to\u00a0test free agency in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Miami Heat president\u00a0Pat Riley hinted at a potential breakup with Butler while discussing the star player\u2019s contract extension at the end of the 2023-24 season. In his season-ending interview, Riley sounded hesitant about the Heat offering Butler a max contract extension, while citing his recent injury history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have to do that for a year,\u201d Riley said about Butler\u2019s extension. \u201cAnd so, we have not discussed that internally right now, but we have to look at that, making that kind of commitment. We haven\u2019t made a decision on it. And we really haven\u2019t really in earnest, discussed it. So we\u2019ll just see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To Riley\u2019s point, Butler \u2014 who turns 35 in September 2024 \u2014 missed a combined 65 games between the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons due to several injuries.<\/p>\n<p>As such, Butler\u2019s future in Miami, not to mention his potential to land a max deal, could depend on his durability in the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyMiami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra speaks at Media Day. 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