For other people with similar names, see Jimmy Butler (disambiguation).
Jimmy Butler
Butler with the Miami Heat in 2020
No. 22 – Miami Heat
Position
Small forward
League
NBA
Personal information
Born
(1989-09-14) 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
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Team
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] 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.
^Fedor, Chris (April 4, 2021). "Isaac Okoro earns Jimmy Butler's respect in Cleveland Cavaliers' loss: 'His potential is out of this world'". cleveland. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^Chipps, Isaac (November 19, 2018). "Jimmy Butler gets buckets, just like his nickname implies". SBNation.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^Kiplagat, Edwin (April 25, 2023). "Jimmy Butler Claims 'Playoff Jimmy' Is Not a Thing After Dropping 56 vs. Bucks". Sports Brief. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
^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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