As the Miami Heat's captain, Bam Adebayo spoke about how he would lead his team in the right direction amid Jimmy Butler's likely departure from the franchise.

On Tuesday, Brian Windhorst reported on ESPN that, so far, teams have offered “poo-poo platter” in exchange for Butler, who isn’t expected to sign an extension anywhere he is traded. Chris Haynes, of Clutch Points, reported that certain teams have been advised not to acquire him.

The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games and say they will seek to trade him. The Heat say the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.

The Miami Heat lost to the Utah Jazz 136-100 with Jimmy Butler serving the first game of his seven-game suspension.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 136-100 loss to the Utah Jazz (8-25) on Saturday night at Kaseya Center to close its three-game homestand at 1-2. The Heat (17-16) now embarks on a six-game West Coast trip that begins Monday against the Sacramento Kings:

A: Which is why all eyes will remain on Jimmy Butler, especially the eyes of Pat Riley. Jimmy remains an enigma, but also a capable enigma – when motivated, both physically and mentally. Wednesday night certainly did not tell much of a story considering Jimmy’s playing time and the opponent.

Complete closure will not come until Jimmy Butler is traded. But hours after the Miami Heat suspended the six-time All-Star and began soliciting outside offers, it is evident the team has moved on. “You go through this league with purity.

For example, the Heat can’t take back more salary in a trade than it sends out as a team above the first apron. Then teams above the second apron like the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks can’t aggregate salaries in a trade or send out cash in a trade, along with not being able to take back more salary in a trade than they send out.

For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game without him. This is different from the others.

As the Miami Heat face the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, the talk around the organization has been around Jimmy Butler and the recent developments involving trade talks and his seven-game suspension. The Heat's captain Bam Adebayo spoke at Saturday's shootaround about a number of topics centered around his teammate in Butler.

Find out what Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had to say about Butler's comments and his uncertain future with the Miami Heat.