The Miami Heat find themselves at a crossroads with forward Jimmy Butler. Late Thursday night, ESPN's Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst reported that Butler had signaled to the Heat that he wanted a trade. That followed a press conference where Butler said he probably would not be able to rediscover his joy for basketball with Miami.

Jimmy Butler has been making some pretty thinly veiled comments of late about his desire to traded from the Miami Heat, but now he's made it official. Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst of ESPN report that Butler has "indicated to the Heat he wants the team to trade him" and that he is "open to playing anywhere other than Miami.

An ESPN Jimmy Butler report set off a firestorm of speculation surrounding possible trade partners with the Miami Heat for the disgruntled star.