The Los Angeles Lakers arguably need to acquire a third star in order to crack the NBA's championship race. A star just so happened to surface on the

If the Miami Heat opt to part ways with veteran star Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers are likely to involve themselves. The Lakers are

Jimmy Butler knows there are tons of questions about his future with the Miami Heat. He might get traded, he might leave as a free agent next summer, he might exercise a $52.4 million option to return to the Heat or he might get a new contract.

The Heat are listening to trade offers on the six-time NBA All-Star, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, has told people around the league that his client would be open to moving on from the Heat to join the Warriors, Mavericks or Rockets.

Jimmy Butler's preferred trade destinations are the Rockets, Warriors, and Mavericks, but here is what he'd look like in each NBA uniform.

The Los Angeles Lakers can go all-in for Jimmy Butler and hope it's the piece they need to contend for a championship again.