The Dallas Mavericks have been linked to Jimmy Butler over the last few weeks, and in this mock trade, we break down what a Butler trade could look like for the Mavs.

“Of the star-level players out there, the most likely to be traded is Jimmy becauase the team that has him [the Miami Heat] is open to it,” ESPN Insider Brian Windhorst said on “The Hoop Collective” podcast. “It’s just a matter of lining it up.”

A look at why a Mavericks-Heat Jimmy Butler-led trade is unlikely to come to fruition during the 2024-25 NBA season.