Jimmy Butler is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Nicknamed “Jimmy Buckets” and “Playoff Jimmy”, he is a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team honoree, and a five-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team honoree.
He was a gold medal as a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.
Butler played one year of college basketball for Tyler Junior College before transferring to Marquette University.
He was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. In 2015, he was named the NBA Most Improved Player.
After six seasons in Chicago, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in June 2017.
Butler was again traded in November 2018, this time to the Philadelphia 76ers. In July 2019, he signed with the Heat.
During his first season with the team, Butler reached the NBA finals. In 2021, he led the league in steals.
In 2023, he led the eight-seeded Heat to their second NBA finals in four years.
Jimmy Butler Biography
Butler was born in Houston on September 14, 1989. His father abandoned the family when Butler was an infant.
By the time he was 13 years old and living in the Houston suburb of Tomball, his mother kicked him out of the house.
As Butler remembered it in a 2011 interview, she told him, “I don’t like the look of you. You gotta go.”
He then bounced between the homes of various friends, staying for a few weeks at a time before moving to another house.
Despite all of this, Butler maintains a close relationship with his parents, saying, “I don’t hold grudges.I still talk to my family. My mom. My father. We love each other. That’s never going to change.”
In a summer basketball league before his senior year at Tomball High School, he was noticed by Jordan Leslie, a freshman football and basketball player at the school, who challenged him to a three-point shooting contest.
The two immediately became friends, and Butler began staying at Leslie’s house. Although his friend’s mother and stepfather, who had six other children between them, were reluctant at first, they took him in within a few months.
Butler would later say, “They accepted me into their family. And it wasn’t because of basketball. She [Michelle Lambert, Leslie’s mother] was just very loving. She just did stuff like that. I couldn’t believe it.”
As a junior at Tomball High, Butler averaged 10 points per game. As a senior and team captain in 2006–07, Butler averaged 19.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and was subsequently voted his team’s most valuable player.
Butler was not heavily recruited coming out of high school and chose to attend Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.
Jimmy Butler Age
Jimmy Butler was born on September 14, 1989, and is 34 years old as of 2023.
Jimmy Butler Wife
Jimmy Butler is not yet married, however he is dating model and social media influencer
Kaitlin Nowak.
Jimmy Butler Children
Jimmy and Kaitlin have a daughter together.
In October 2019, Kaitlin gave birth to their daughter, Rylee Butler.
In fact, Riley was born during the opening night of the 2019-2020 season.
Jimmy Butler Parents
Jimmy Butler Senior and Londa Butler are the biological parents of the NBA star. Jimmy Butler was raised by his mother, Londa, until age 13.
His father, Butler Senior, had left his family behind when Jimmy was only an infant. Working as a medical receptionist during the time, Londa had reportedly ousted her son from the house because he was a handful.
In his early teens, Jimmy had to wander from one place to another, although the six-time all-star insists the story has been exaggerated.
Jimmy Butler Siblings
Jimmy has an older sister, named Shanique Butler Dickerson. She resides in Houston, Texas. Shanique used to study at Tomball High School.
She works at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. Shanique is married to Gregory Dickerson. They have at least one son together.
Terry Laja Osborne is Jimmy’s older brother. They maintain friendly relationships, typical for siblings.
Terry is married to Taylor Theiss Osborne, who works as a vet. They have a pretty little daughter together.
Jimmy Butler Family
Jimmy Butler Father: Jimmy Butler Sr.
Jimmy Butler Mother: Londa Butler
Jimmy Siblings: Shanique Dickerson (older sister), Terry Osborne (older brother)
Jimmy Butler Wife: Jimmy is not yet married
Jimmy Butler Children: Rylee Butler
Jimmy Butler Net Worth
As of October 2023, Jimmy Butler’s net worth is estimated to be $80 Million.
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