For Butler, that is trying to win his first championship with the Warriors and proving they were right to pursue and extend him. For the Heat, that’s finding the next guy to wrap the cape of #HeatCulture around, and let Butler know he was just another player for an organization that always finds a way to be successful.

Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.