Jimmy Butler has landed in his very own basketball nirvana upon being signed-and-traded to the Miami Heat from the Philadelphia 76ers. The sheer similarities between the franchise's mission and commitment to excellence line up parallel to his own ideals as a professional, making it the team he hopes to play for the rest of his career.

“This is where I'm going to be for hopefully the rest of my career,” Butler told NBA TV. “I think I fit here. The way that they work, the attitude that they go about everything, it's me in a nutshell.”

It's a match made in basketball heaven, though Butler admitted this heaven isn't for just everybody:

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“I think the best way to describe it is this culture is not for everybody,” Butler told Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “We say it all the time. We say it every day. But for me and for the guys around this locker room, it is what you hear about. You get what you see. And I love it. I think everybody around here loves it. And we're going to continue to make sure that culture stays that way.”

Many have been quick to point out how Butler embodies Miami Heat culture, from Dwyane Wade to Alonzo Mourning to Udonis Haslem, among many others.

The Heat are starting to build a roster around Butler, only months after Wade went into retirement. Only time will tell if Butler has the patience to await this rebuild into fruition or if his basketball clock is ticking faster than his heart and his love for the franchise.