Jimmy Butler said the Miami Heat would be back after the 2020 NBA Finals. Two years later, at near the top of the East, Miami is ready to strike again.
From the NBA bubble in Orlando all the way till now, the Miami Heat have been recharging. After the finals loss in 2020 to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Heat was being called “bubble frauds.”
Now, two years after the bubble, Miami is at the top of the Eastern Conference and has not been fully healthy all season long. Let’s break down why Miami is the best in the East.
Miami Heat’s leader: Jimmy “Buckets” Butler
Now, Jimmy Buttler has battled injuries this season, but one thing remains, he is the leader of the Miami Heat. He gives it his all every single game and does not need to drop 20 plus points each night.
Jimmy is an all-around talent who has averages of 22 points (career-high as a Heat), 6.2 rebounds 6.2 assists, and two steals a game. Jimmy instills the heart and the hustle that the entire team as a whole.
Having appeared in only 33 of the 52 games played so far, Jimmy isn’t an MVP candidate simply for the fact that the Miami Heat are a complete team. Jimmy having missed 15 games and the Heat still being at the top shows the overall talent as a team.