Miami Heat Mailbag: Jimmy Butler as Scottie Pippen, Kevin Durant's Decision, Spo's Future, More

Is Jimmy Butler a Michael Jordan or a Scottie Pippen, and do the Miami Heat have a way of getting a Jordan on their roster this offseason? Wes Goldberg and David Ramil open the mailbag and answer questions about Kevin Durant's future, where this Heat season ranks among the least enjoyable in franchise history, Bam Adebayo's aggressiveness, Erik Spoelstra's future and more.

Timestamps

0:00 Intro
5:21 Jimmy Butler: More Pippen than Jordan?
13:11 Would stars join Heat after tanking season?
15:58 Least enjoyable Heat team in franchise history?
26:46 Scouting for Heat's next star in March Madness
28:44 Should Spo go?

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