Jimmy Butler doubles down on his commitment to winning a title for Miami Heat: “Pat Riley, we’re getting your 10th championship”
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are looking to win Pat Riley his 10th NBA championship. Riley, who won with the Miami Heat during the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen, and Chris Bosh days, is hopeful that Butler can get him his 10th ring.
It won't be an easy task to get the job done with the loaded Eastern Conference. The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics will be their toughest opponents, along with the likes of the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers. While it looks like those four teams will be the Miami Heat's biggest challenge, there could be surprise teams by the end of the season, however.
Despite the challenges ahead for the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler believes they have more than enough to get the job done.
“When you’re talking about Heat, white hot,” Butler said when talking about the different style of numbers on the team’s City Edition uniform. “Deep run into the playoffs, championship caliber, that’s the second two is about. You put the two together, Pat Riley, we’re getting your 10th championship.”
“We’re still going to win the championship, and I don’t care what nobody says,” Butler said. “Count us out. We’re going to win the f—— championship. I’m telling you. I don’t give a d— that we started 2-5.”
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Others don't think that Jimmy Butler will win an NBA title
Jimmy Butler thinks his squad can win the NBA title, but an anonymous coach doesn't.
In a recent interview, the anonymous coach said that the Miami Heat don't have enough to get the job done. While he doesn't believe they have enough, he says it's not because of Jimmy Butler or more so due to the direction of the team.
“I’ve thought, even going back to 2020 when they were in the Finals in the bubble, that the only way they can win a championship is if Bam Adebayo is their best player,” the coach opined.
“Really, that is what they need. When he is aggressive and playing with force, man, he can do everything on both sides of the ball. But he’s always been reluctant to demand that, and they’ve always been reluctant to sort of push him into the role whether he likes it or not.
“What you get from Jimmy is great, he is a fun player to watch play, but man, he has to work so hard for everything he gets,” the coach said. “Everything. All the credit in the world to [Butler] because he does that work, he is not afraid of doing the work.
"And they’re paying him [$145 million] over the next three years until he’s 36 so they think he can keep doing that. But the problem is, somewhere along the line, you need Bam to pass him on the food chain. And he’s not going to pass the guy making $50 million.”
Miami will have a chance to get Pat Riley his 10th NBA ring and there's a chance that it will happen this season. Let's see if Butler can stick to his word and get the job done.