Jimmy Butler is starting to play hardball with the Miami Heat with his long-term future in South Florida the subject of increasing speculation. ESPN's

Jimmy Butler is ready for a change of scenery. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Miami Heat star "prefers" a trade out of town by the Feb. 6 trade deadline. However, he reportedly hasn't formally asked the Heat for a trade.

Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, league sources told ESPN.

The Jimmy Butler trade rumors show no signs of fading away. The 35-year-old has a player option for next season and it has been suggested that he is planning to turn it down. Naturally, the Miami Heat should be open to offers rather than risk seeing him walk out as a free agent in the offseason.

A source who has spoken to multiple teams told The Miami Herald that Butler is considered available on the trade market. Butler was non-committal when asked earlier this month if he wants to remain with the Heat. But there’s nothing to suggest that a deal was imminent, and no indication that the Heat would cave to his preferences.

All some Miami Heat fans want for Christmas is an end to the nonstop Jimmy Butler trade rumors. Barring something entirely unexpected, we won’t see a proper res

Heat star Jimmy Butler wants out of Miami, and apparently, he doesn't want to wait. The six-time NBA All-Star prefers a trade ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Wednesday morning,

Jimmy Butler trade rumors have been swirling for a couple of weeks, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Miami Heat will move him before the deadline. In fact, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks, the buzz at the G League Showcase is that,