Miami Heat to Acquire <br />Jimmy Butler in <br />Sign-and-Trade Butler will be leaving the City of Brotherly Love <br />for the Sunshine State. The Philadelphia 76ers will receive <br />Josh Richardson from the Miami Heat <br />as part of the deal. Other terms of the deal were still being negotiated on Sunday night. The Dallas Mavericks were originally interested <br />in acquiring Miami's Goran Dragic <br />as part of a three-team deal. Bill Duffy, Dragic's agent, via ESPN Butler was drafted by the Chicago Bulls <br />with the No. 30 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft. The All-Star was traded to the Minnesota <br />Timberwolves two years ago and led Minnesota to its first playoff appearance in 13 seasons. Butler was traded to Philadelphia in November <br />for Robert Covington and Dario Saric. The 76ers lost in the Eastern Conference <br />semifinals in 7 games to the NBA <br />champion Toronto Raptors.
