With little left in the regular season, the playoff rankings will soon be out, but many teams will certainly have ranking changes in the results of the last 10 games, especially the Eastern Conference's strong team Heat, they may not be able to retain the first position in the East, the most extreme case is to directly fall to the fourth place in the East. The difference between the first and fourth is conceivable, and if the Heat want to win the championship, they must retain the first place in the East. The author is still more worried about the current situation of the Heat, the recent face of strong teams are more lose than win, the core Butler also has an infighting incident, the next game is difficult to say optimistic.
It has to be said that this season's Heat are still very promising to win the championship, after all, the lineup shortcomings are not too obvious, supplementing Tucker and Lowry is to get a stable experience output in the playoffs, and the core level of Butler and Adebayor is also crucial. However, if such a lineup cannot win the championship, the Heat may take the initiative to change. There are also media reports that the Heat do not rule out trying to send away the core in the offseason, and exchange the team's future through trades. The player to be traded away is Butler, who has quarreled with Haslem, and of course, this is only a potential trade option.
The deal was for the Nets, and Ben Simmons, who is expected to never finish a game, could be the lead player in the trade again, with the Nets sending him and top scorer Joe Harris, as well as a first-round pick for the 76ers, while the Heat sending Butler and Duncan Robinson. Logically, Butler's value should be higher, but due to the problem of personal playing style, many teams still have to consider the issue of compatibility, like the Nets, who only want to win the championship, will not mind the problem of adaptability, otherwise how can they agree to let Harden go, in exchange for a Simmons who is unwilling to play?
For the Nets, if Irving does not leave the team, it is still very likely that he can only play away games, the Nets are desperately in need of a backcourt with singles ability to step forward, Butler is the most suitable candidate. And send away Joe Harris, the Nets are not at all lossy, after all, Harris's health is a big problem, if you can harvest Duncan Robinson, the strength of the outside line has improved. The big winner in this deal is definitely the Nets. On the other hand, the Heat, in fact, they don't need Ben Simmons, they should have the following two aspects of consideration.
The first is to send away the big trouble of the team, Butler has caused a lot of contradictions in the team, can send away as soon as possible, the Nets are willing to take over, it is much easier. The second is that the Heat don't need Ben Simmons, but need him again as a trading chip, so that they can get players who are more suitable for the Heat lineup, and even bring a quasi-superstar, such as the Wizards' core player Bill. To win the championship, the locker room atmosphere is key, the Heat's locker room has already had problems, and it is a wise choice to trade Butler to solve. Although the deal is still in its infancy, there is a chance that it will happen.