Warriors are making Jimmy Butler realization Heat likely already knew

"The Golden State Warriors are slowly realizing why exactly the Miami Heat grew frustrated with Jimmy Butler. While he has the potential to be a dominant star player, there are times when he's too passive or flat-out uninterested when he's on the floor. It's one of the reasons why the Heat naturally grew apart from the idea of building around Jimmy, and part of the reason they chose not to pay him the big-money contract he was seeking."

"Speaking on this season specifically, there have been too many outings in which Jimmy has been overly passive on the offensive end of the floor. Considering the Warriors are paying him like a superstar, there probably shouldn't be any occasions in which Jimmy is taking less than 10 field goal attempts per game. He has six of those instances this season, and is only averaging 11 total shots per contest overall."

"To put that number into context, Jonathan Kuminga and Jimmy are averaging roughly the same number of shot attempts per game. You can't imagine that sits well with Warriors fans. But because of Jimmy's ability to get to the free-throw line, he's still averaging 19 points per contest, but you can understand the frustration with Jimmy's lack of volume and aggressiveness."

Jimmy Butler can be a dominant star but has often been passive or disengaged on the floor. The Heat grew apart from building around him and declined to meet his big-money contract demands because of that inconsistency. This season features multiple outings with low offensive involvement; Butler has six games with fewer than 10 field-goal attempts and averages only 11 shots per game. Jonathan Kuminga and Butler log similar shot attempts. Butler still averages 19 points per game largely from free throws, but the Warriors sit 13-14 and need Butler to be more aggressive and consistently take over games.

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