Even in a down year, Butler is posting solid numbers: 17.6 points per game on .552/.375/.788 shooting, 5.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals. Butler is not a volume shooter from deep, but he’s no liability, either. And his lack of threes is balanced by a bully-ball style that sees hm live at the charity stripe.

The massive rift between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat continues to grow wider. Butler appeared to have thrown a not-so-subtle jab at Heat president Pat Riley and the organization on Thursday as the discontented star continues to serve his seven-game suspension.