Bill Simmons: Jimmy Butler Trade 'Is Going to Happen This Week' amid NBA Rumors

The Miami Heat will reportedly trade Jimmy Butler this week, per The Ringer's Bill Simmons, who made mention of that potential move during the latest "Guess The Lines" edition (1:12:20 mark).

"The Butler trade is going to happen this week," Simmons said (h/t Hayden Cilley of ClutchPoints). "I was telling you about Houston and then Houston beat the Lakers tonight. It was a good game, it was tight. I said their January is about to get hard because I think there is a chance that San Antonio can make the playoffs.

"And House and I talked about it on Thursday, and now they're +350 (odds to trade Butler to the Spurs). It's right around where we talked about. They don't have the odds for Houston, but San Antonio would have to jump the Lakers or Houston basically. The thinking is Wemby is now a Top 7 guy and maybe they make a trade. So we were looking at that for future odds."

The Heat recently announced that Butler would be suspended seven games for conduct detrimental to the team and added that they would look to grant his trade request.

One can surmise that the struggling Phoenix Suns, who most recently made drastic starting lineup changes amid another trying season, should be in the mix. This report from Brian Windhorst of ESPN indicates as much, even if the Heat are getting "poo-poo platter" offers.

On Dec. 25, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Butler was open to new destinations such as the Suns, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets.

Some teams have reportedly been informed to steer clear of Butler, namely the Memphis Grizzlies and Milwaukee Bucks.

Ultimately, it's clear that Butler may have played his last game in Miami. The Heat need to move on from the six-time All-Star, and Butler has made it clear that he wants a restart. So the daily Butler watch continues in the meantime as the exit looms.