Jimmy Butler III is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Jimmy Buckets" and "Playoff Jimmy", he is a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team honoree, a five-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team honoree, and an Olympic gold medalist (2016 Summer Olympics). He played one year of college basketball for Tyler Junior College before transferring to Marquette University.
Butler was drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. In 2015, he was named the NBA Most Improved Player. After six seasons in Chicago, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in June 2017. Butler was again traded in November 2018, this time to the Philadelphia 76ers. In July 2019, he signed with the Heat. During his first season with the team, Butler reached the NBA finals. In 2021, he led the league in steals. In 2023, he led the eight-seeded Heat to their second NBA finals in four years.
| Miami Heat Current Roster |
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| 0 Richardson • 2 Rozier • 5 Jović • 7 Ware • 9 Larsson • 11 Jaquez • 12 Smith (TW) • 13 Adebayo • 14 Herro • 16 Johnson (TW) • 18 Burks • 22 J. Butler • 24 Highsmith • 31 Bryant • 42 Love • 55 Robinson |
| Head coach: Spoelstra • Assistant coaches: Allen • C. Butler • Carter • De La Grana • Glass • Quinn |