Who is Jimmy Butler?
JIMMY Butler has been in the NBA for 10 year. The NBA star currently plays for the Miami Heat. Houston, TX, native Jimmy Butler, 31, is a professional basketball player in the NBA. He got his start in the NBA after being drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. Jimmy is a five-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA Team honoree and a four-time NBA All-Defensive Team honoree. In 2015, he was named the NBA's Most Improved Player. Before making his NBA debut, he played college basketball for Tyler Junior College and Marquette University. Since being drafted in 2011, Butler has played for four NBA teams. Those teams include:  The Chicago Bulls (2011-2017)  The Minnesota Timberwolves (2017-2019)  The Philadelphia 76ers (2018-2019)  The Miami Heat (2019-present)  During the 2021 NBA playoffs, Butler averaged 14.5 points per game before being eliminated in the First Round by the Milwaukee Bucks. At just 31-years-old, Butler has accumulated an estimated net worth of $27.6 million according to Forbes. Throughout his decade long career in the NBA, as of December 2018, Butler had already earned $60 million from his career alone, not counting endorsement deals. His endorsement deals earn him an estimated $3 million. Butler currently has an annual salary of an estimated $19.9 million, in 2020, he was on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes. In October 2019, Butler became a father to daughter Rylee, 1. Miami Heat Coach, Erik Spoelstra, confirmed the news back in 2019, after Butler missed the opening game of that season to be there for his daughter's birth. "Jimmy Butler is now a proud father to a baby daughter. Were thrilled for him, and were really excited, Spoelstra told ESPN. Butler commented after the birth of his daughter that she came on opening day for a reason, to show him what's really important. "With my blood running through your veins, we're not intimidated by anybody, no matter what color their skin is, if they're male, female... You're going to be the best," Butler said in a message to his daughter back in January 2021. Butler's baby mamma is model Kaitlin Nowak, 30. While the two are the parents of daughter Rylee, there has been no confirmation if the two are or were officially dating. Back in 2020, Butler and singer Selena Gomez sparked dating rumors after being seen together, but neither confirmed a relationship. Before the Gomez rumors, in 2018, Butler had also sparked dating rumors with actress Shay Mitchell but again, nothing was ever confirmed.