Jimmy Butler was the best player on an Eastern Conference champion 18 months ago. Players like that almost never become available, especially when they're two-way wings, the NBA's scarcest commodity.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra uses the term "outside noise" to deal with situations like this. It means the Heat pay little attention to what is said outside the team's locker room. That's the approach Spoelstra is taking with the latest Jimmy Butler trade speculation.

The Miami Heat and their All-NBA swingman Jimmy Butler are open to moving on from one another, reports Shams Charania of ESPN.