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Butler's 60% true shooting percentage this season is averaging 21+7+7+2 per game, comparable to Jordan

Butler's 60% true shooting percentage this season is averaging 21+7+7+2 per game, comparable to Jordan

Heat Nation today posted Jimmy Butler's stats this season, comparing it to Jordan.

This season, Butler has averaged 21.6 points, 7 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game, shooting 60.3 percent from the field. In the entire history of the NBA, only Michael Jordan has averaged at least 21+7+7+2 in a single season in the 1988-89 season, and the true shooting rate is more than 60%.

The Heat are currently 37-31 and are sixth in the East.

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