Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler named the Houston Rockets one of his three favorite teams on Tuesday morning.

At first glance, the Rockets appeared to be the most realistic landing spot for the six-time All-Star, barring a retirement with the Heat. Butler named the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors, but neither has an easy entry into the team for the 35-year-old.

However, the Rockets are now joining the group and appear to have little intention of making a blockbuster transfer. Houston general manager Rafael Stone addressed the rumors just hours after the news broke about Butler.

“Obviously my job is to be open to everything,” Stone said on SiriusXM NBA Radio. “We like this team. You know, we definitely don’t plan on changing anything and I would be shocked if anything changed this season.”

Given the abundance of young talent on the Rockets’ roster, it would be foolish not to examine what the Heat are looking for in return.

“We like where we are,” Stone continued. “We want to develop our guys… Will I listen to other teams? Of course I will do that, that’s my job. There is no part of me (and) there is no part of our decision-making process that would suggest that we want to do something big now or in the near future.”

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Anthony Pasciolla is a writer for Miami Heat On SI. He can be reached at [email protected] or follow him on X @AnthonyPasci.