It has been replaced by an ongoing public feud between Heat team president Pat Riley and star forward Jimmy Butler ... who flipped to Christian Braun for a layup. Watson now has 30 assists ...

Scoring has been climbing as of late, but this year the stat inflation has revealed itself in a more subtle way.

This became apparent when Denver threw their hat into the ring at the beginning of the Jimmy Butler sweepstakes ... on their young talent like Christian Braun, Peyton Watson, Julian Strawther ...

Miami Heat star F Jimmy Butler has officially forced the ... offered by any prospective trade partner - the emergence of Christian Braun/Julian Strawther makes parting with Porter more palpable ...

Tyler Herro scored 30 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 26 and Miami Heat erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter ...

For those unfamiliar with the All-Star starter selection process, fans make up 50% of the vote for two guards and three ...

Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson had 20 points and six assists for the Knicks, who scored ...

Whether or not Butler will be traded is the question ... Brown and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope through the years. Due to Christian Braun and Julian Strawther stepping up on the wing this season ...

The club has found surprising success by inserting veteran former MVP point guard Russell Westbrook into its rotation, moving Jamal Murray up to shooting guard, and demoting Christian Braun to the ...