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Donovan Mitchell Denies Rumor He Had Concerns About Playing with Heat's Jimmy Butler

Former Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell was heavily connected to the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks and Miami Heat last offseason before being traded to the Cavs.

Regarding a potential match with the Heat, Ethan Skolnick of Five Reasons Sports said on the Miami Heat Beat's HangoverTime Postgame Show that Mitchell "was a little bit concerned" about playing with Jimmy Butler.

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On the HangoverTime Postgame Show last night, <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EthanJSkolnick</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/5ReasonsSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@5ReasonsSports</a> dropped a bomb about Donovan Mitchell not being too keen on playing with Jimmy<br><br>"Yes, he wanted to play with Bam, we heard that he was a little bit concerned about playing with Jimmy.