The New Orleans Pelicans approached the Miami Heat this week about a potential trade involving Butler and forward Brandon Ingram, The

The Pelicans emerge as a trade suitor for Jimmy Butler in a potential Brandon Ingram deal with the Heat ahead of the February 6 deadline.

According to NBA insiders Jake Fischer and Marc Stein, the New Orleans Pelicans could trade Brandon Ingram to the Miami Heat for Jimmy Butler. Butler has requested a trade from the Heat. “The New Orleans Pelicans have this week registered interest in trading for Butler,

He became eligible for a contract extension worth up to $208 million over four years last summer, but the Pelicans have not been