Jimmy Butler may soon discover that the Miami Heat aren't the only team balking at his reported asking price on his next contract.

Jimmy Butler is the newest NBA superstar who has put his name in the ‘trade machine’. After rumors circulating for over a month about him being unhappy in Miami, he formally demanded away from the Heat. His agent, Bernard Lee, was adamant at the start of the hubbub however that these rumors weren’t substantiated.

As the trade odyssey of the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler continues, there was one moment that came as a shock to some fans of the team and the basketball world. With all the speculation, Heat president Pat Riley released a statement saying bluntly that the team will not be trading Butler which garnered more debate among ESPN analysts.