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The NBA world has been fascinated all week by the idea of ​​Miami Heat SF/SG’s Jimmy Butler being available in trade rumors. Kevin O’Connor is joined as always on Fridays by Yahoo Sports NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh to discuss a handful of landing spots, which ones seem likely, which ones don’t and which teams surprisingly haven’t been mentioned at all.

As Tom pointed out in this week’s episode The large numberCities like Houston and Golden State make a lot of sense for the six-time All-Star, but Kevn has other ideas for the eccentric Butler. To complicate matters, Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, got into a public argument with ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania over the coverage of the news. Kevin and Tom explain the complicated player-team-agent-reporter dynamic.

Later in the show, the guys discuss the Houston Rockets’ one-point win Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, and how a single penalty late in the game almost ruined everything.

To wrap up the episode, the guys look forward to the NBA Cup semifinals between the aforementioned Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference and the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks facing off in the East.

(0:35) – Jimmy Butler’s possible trade destinations

(19:10) – Butler’s agent Bernie Lee vs. Shams Charania

(26:35) – The Rockets qualify for the NBA Cup semifinals thanks to strange refereeing

(37:05) – OKC’s defense might be the best ever

(44:25) – Hawks beat Knicks to advance to NBA East Cup semifinals against Bucks

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