Sources: Sixers are prepared to give Jimmy Butler a maximum extension if the Heat star is traded

Butler has $48.8 million guaranteed for next season and a player option for $52.2 million for the 2025-26 season. The former Sixer wants a two-year maximum extension for $113 million.

[To me, that is a no-brainer. Miami should trade Jimmy and “retool.”]

The Sixers view him as a fallback option if they are unable to sign Paul George in free agency.

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Their desire is to sign George. The Sixers believe they have a real chance of getting the nine-time All-Star if he opts out of his 2024-25 deal with the Los Angeles Clippers.