Under-the-radar Jimmy Butler destinations, Shams vs. Butler’s agent & NBA Cup reviews and previews | The Kevin O’Connor Show

The NBA world has been enraptured all week by the idea of Miami Heat SF/SG Jimmy Butler being available in trade rumors. Kevin O’Connor is joined as always on Fridays by Yahoo Sports NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh to discuss a handful of landing spots, which ones seem likely, which don’t and which teams have surprisingly not been mentioned at all.

As Tom highlighted in this week’s episode of The Big Number, cities like Houston & Golden State make a lot of sense for the six-time All-Star, but Kevn has other ideas for the eccentric Butler. Making matters more complicated, Butler’s agent Bernie Lee got into a public spat with ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania over the reporting of the news. Kevin & Tom explain the complicated player-team-agent-reporter dynamic.

Later in the show, the guys discuss Wednesday night’s one-point Houston Rockets win over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, and how a single end-of-game penalty call nearly ruined the whole thing.

Wrapping up the episode, the guys look forward to the NBA Cup semifinal matches between the aforementioned Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference and the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks facing off in the East.

(0:35) – Jimmy Butler possible trade destinations

(19:10) – Butler’s agent Bernie Lee vs. Shams Charania

(26:35) – Rockets advance to NBA Cup Semifinals thanks to strange officiating

(37:05) – OKC’s defense might be best ever

(44:25) – Hawks defeat Knicks to advance to NBA Cup Eastern semis against Bucks