Plus, with the current situation with Butler, there is the staredown that comes off as a game of chicken. Would there truly be a big-money suitor for Butler in 2025 free agency? All it takes is one. Could the Heat withstand Butler walking? Much of that comes down to the degree of respect for Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler. Would a selloff of Duncan Robinson and Terry Rozier (and needed accompanying assets) be worth the ability to have Butler back on the 2025-26 roster amid a more reasonable payroll? Could Butler be dealt for value to a team not on a Butler wish list, amid the threat to simply move on at season’s end? Think two words: Kawhi Leonard. The Toronto Raptors went all in for a single season, lost Leonard in free agency at the end of that title run, and would do it all over again for that one shining moment.