NBA Trade Rumors: Bam Adebayo makes his feelings clear on Jimmy Butler trade saga 

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo shared his thoughts on the Jimmy Butler saga while insisting that the squad has the tools to achieve important things in the NBA. The big man has been Butler's best partner during his six-year stint in Miami, but the duo hasn't done enough to win a championship.

In an interview with Marc J. Spears of Andscape published on Wednesday, Adebayo explained how he and the rest of the team are dealing with this situation.

“You understand that his business at the end of the day, and I’ll leave it at that,” Adebayo said. “J.B. [Butler] is one of my guys. So, for me, we give him space and we let him and management handle it, get involved in that. We worry about getting these wins because at the end of the day, whatever happens with him and the management, somebody still got to play these games.

“You still got to go out there and win. That’s the best thing for us to get our mind off of that situation. Go out here and get some wins.”

This situation has been brewing for years, according to reports. Jimmy Butler became frustrated that the Heat didn't land better players to help him compete for an NBA champion even after two trips to the Finals (2020 against the LA Lakers and 2023 against the Denver Nuggets).

The standoff between the player and team president Pat Riley has been one of the main stories in the NBA world in recent weeks and nothing suggests it will change anytime soon.

Jimmy Butler took issue with the Miami Heat adding two role players to help him

A Tuesday report by The Athletic shed light on Jimmy Butler's disappointment that the Heat weren't aggressive enough in pursuing stars. The report says that while other Eastern Conference contenders like the Boston Celtics went for Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday and the Milwaukee Bucks traded for Damian Lillard, Butler felt disappointed.

Everything got worse when the Heat landed Thomas Bryant and Josh Richardson to help the swingman, who was left feeling he needed to "do the impossible" again.

Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Butler reiterated his desire to be traded to Pat Riley and added that he won't sign a new deal with the Floridian organization. He's set to return from a 7-game suspension on Thursday, but there's no clear indication what's next for the player or the team.