Jimmy is a RFAi'd rather have jimmy butler.

Lakers drafting a rookie killed his leverage, makes senseHe'll resign for a 2 year deal with a 1 year opt out.
No team is giving to give him more money than Miami.
The Lakers drafting Russell killed some of his leverage.
That impending reaction...
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i'd rather have jimmy butler.

Lakers drafting a rookie killed his leverage, makes sense


So why isn't he asked to make the same sacrifice that Bron,Wade and Bosh did to make the team better?Yea this was expected, but there's definitely a rift there in regards to what's Wade worth at this point in his career - Riley is in a bit of a conundrum on rather to pay him on his past accomplishments, which means less money that could go toward other players (i.e. Dragic who has a hand full of teams ready to throw the max at him).