Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler
	Butler with the Miami Heat in 2020
No. 22 – Miami Heat
Position	Small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	September 14, 1989 (age 34); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Tomball (Tomball, Texas)
College	Tyler JC (2007–2008); Marquette (2008–2011);
NBA draft	2011: 1st round, 30th overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2017	Chicago Bulls
2017–2018	Minnesota Timberwolves
2018–2019	Philadelphia 76ers
2019–present	Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
	6× NBA All-Star (2015–2018, 2020, 2022); All-NBA Second Team (2023); 4× All-NBA Third Team (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021); 5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2014–2016, 2018, 2021); NBA Most Improved Player (2015); NBA steals leader (2021);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Jimmy Butler III (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Jimmy Buckets" and "Playoff Jimmy",^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] he is a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team honoree, and a five-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team honoree. He won a gold medal as a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.

Butler played one year of college basketball for Tyler Junior College before transferring to Marquette University. He was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. In 2015, he was named the NBA Most Improved Player. After six seasons in Chicago, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in June 2017. Butler was again traded in November 2018, this time to the Philadelphia 76ers. In July 2019, he signed with the Heat. During his first season with the team, Butler reached the NBA Finals. In 2021, he led the league in steals. In 2023, he led the eighth-seeded Heat to their second NBA Finals in four years.

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^ Adams, Micah (April 27, 2023). "'Playoff Jimmy' is the new 'Playoff Rondo': Stats prove why Heat's Butler is wrong about legendary nickname". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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