After coaching the likes of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is more than prepared for dealing with speculation. So the Jimmy Butler trade rumors have zero impact on the team this season.

It appears that an era of Miami Heat basketball is coming to an end as it looks increasingly likely the team will trade Jimmy Butler at some point prior to February’s NBA trade deadline. There have been trade rumors concerning Butler dating back to last summer after the Heat lost in the first round of the playoffs,

Miami's second-round pick Pelle Larsson was out for Saturday's contest due to a right ankle sprain, so his minutes needed to go elsewhere as he has been a bolt of energy off the bench. Instead of head coach Erik Spoelstra bringing Heat's Nikola Jovic back into the fold, he decided to go with Smith, who played close to 30 minutes.