After Jimmy Butler led the Miami Heat to two NBA Finals appearances within four years, the franchise and the six-time All-Star quickly crumbled. Butler's relationship with the Heat collapsed early into the 2024-25 season, resulting in some crazy drama between the two.

Miami Heat great and Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway ripped NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler over his saga preceding the NBA trade deadline, calling Butler a "crybaby" for becoming disgruntled and acting out in a way that forced Miami to cave in to his demands and trade him to the Golden State Warriors.

"He took so much for like, ‘oh, you're jumping on the bandwagon,' and then he's the Finals MVP two years in a row and he still gets criticized … why would he want to face all

The NBA trade deadline can be a blur, especially when it extends over five full days of dealing and leads off with a Luka Dončić blockbuster as an aperitif. This year’s deadline, in particular, was a lot of information in a short time.

Though Kyrie Irving stayed put at this year's NBA trade deadline, the team around him changed drastically. In one of the biggest trades in NBA history, the Dallas Mavericks sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in return for Anthony Davis.