{"id":117912,"date":"2025-01-14T16:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=117912"},"modified":"2025-01-14T16:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:03:40","slug":"brooklyn-nets-jimmy-butler-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/14\/brooklyn-nets-jimmy-butler-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets “Not Pursuing” Jimmy Butler Next Offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brooklyn Nets have formally clarified their intentions for the future. When Jimmy Butler<\/a> becomes a free agent in the upcoming offseason, the team has “no plans” to pursue him, several people close to the franchise told NBA insider Marc Stein. Brooklyn made this decision as it remains committed to preserving its financial flexibility and available cap space.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Nets “Not Pursuing” Jimmy Butler Next Offseason<\/h2>\n

Why Butler Won’t be in Brooklyn<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Don’t expect the Brooklyn Nets to chase Butler because they have maximum cap room going into the upcoming offseason. The Nets, who presently have the fourth-worst record in the Eastern Conference at 13-26, have reportedly piqued Butler’s interest in the past<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Stein claims that the sentiment appears to be reciprocated.<\/p>\n

\u201cButler needn\u2019t expect the Nets to be a suitor for his services if he goes through with plans to bypass his $52.4 player option with Miami for next season to become a free agent,\u201d Stein <\/em>wrote<\/em><\/u><\/a>. \u201cLeague sources reiterated to The Stein Line this week that the Nets have no plans to pursue to Butler in free agency.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brooklyn\u2019s Financial Flexibility Plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Over the past several weeks, the Nets have traded Dennis Schroder<\/a> and Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a> before the trade deadline on February 6th. In the process, they freed up almost $28 million in expected cap space.<\/p>\n

Although HoopsHype cap expert Yossi Gozlan predicts<\/a>\u00a0Brooklyn to have $65 million in actual cap space<\/a>, Spotrac projects the team to have over $90 million.\u00a0Considering that Butler’s maximum contract is estimated at around $54.1 million, that should be more than enough room.<\/p>\n

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The Brooklyn Nets now project with $65 million in 2025 cap space while being able to re-sign Cam Thomas.<\/p>\n

They were projected with $50 million in space if they kept Dorian Finney-Smith and he opted in.<\/p>\n

— Yossi Gozlan (@YossiGozlan) December 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n