With Butler slated to leave Miami over the next month, the Heat-Butler era appears to be coming to an end after five and a half seasons. Over his stint in South Beach, Butler made two NBA All-Star teams and led the Heat to the NBA Finals twice.

Sources inform Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst of ESPN that the 6-foot-7 swingman out of Marquette hasn't budged on his behind-the-scenes request to be traded away from the Heat this year, after failing to come to terms on an extension agreement during the 2024 offseason.