In this preseason edition of The Heat Beat Podcast, Giancarlo Navas, Brian Goins, Leif, and Jack Alfonso go in-depth on the latest update of the Jimmy Butler trade saga:

• Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Miami and Minnesotta nearly agreed upon a deal to send Jimmy Butler to the Heat over the weekend before talks fractured with T’Wolves at the “two-yard line.”

• Our MHB insider, Leif, gives us some insight on a four-team deal that almost happened a week prior

• We discuss the leverage plays made by the the Heat and T’Wolves

• Should fan morale impact the level of pressure an organization weighs to make a trade happen.

…and so much more!!!