It’s sad to say, but it seems like the majority of the best NBA players from the 2010s are starting to fizzle out. This isn’t to say that they aren’t productive, but as the new generation of hoopers start to make their mark, the top talent from the previous decade has been moving around the league.
We’ve seen players like Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook move from multiple teams in the past few years, and while their names still hold some sort of weight, their age and dip in production (from most players) should be a turnoff for NBA teams.
Jimmy Butler hasn’t necessarily seen this dip in production, however. A perennial All-Star who contributed to the great basketball of the 2010s, Butler’s tenure with the Miami Heat may be coming to an end, and the Houston Rockets are a team with good odds of landing him via trade or free agency…