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Kendrick Perkins Thinks Jimmy Butler And Miami Heat Should Part Ways

Outspoken ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins says the honeymoon is over for the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler
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Kendrick Perkins Thinks Jimmy Butler And Miami Heat Should Part Ways
Kendrick Perkins Thinks Jimmy Butler And Miami Heat Should Part Ways

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It's funny how things can change in just a few months. 

Last June, Jimmy Butler was a player who many felt had the Miami Heat on course for a championship. Now, some are saying Butler will never lead the Heat to a title. 

On Tuesday, ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins said Butler and the Heat should part ways because they will never win in June. 

"The Heat has lost seven in a row," Perkins said on the Zack Lowe podcast. "I think it's time for the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler to part ways. I think the Miami Heat need to do right by Jimmy Butler and send him to a legit title contender. I would love to see him with the [Philadelphia] 76ers." 

Perkins feels the Heat should switch gears by building around young budding stars like Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez. While Butler is aging, many have forget him leading the Heat to the NBA Finals despite an injured Herro. 

"It's time for the Heat to start they rebuild of their culture with the young guys and it's not a bad thing," Perkins said. "I just don't know how much Jimmy got left of Playoff Jimmy. He's 34, a lot of miles, a lot of minutes, a lot of wear and tear on his body. I just don't see the Miami Heat this season being a legit title contender." 

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Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.

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Shandel Richardson
SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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