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It is no secret that Jimmy Butler is not the easiest person to deal with. However, it is exactly this no-nonsense, “out-for-trouble” attitude that the Miami Heat were clamoring for when they signed him in the offseason. It has since been a match made in heaven, and according to Butler himself, this has proven to be the best decision he's ever made in his life.
Butler made this revelation in a recent Q&A interview with Shaun Powell of NBA.com:
“Best decision I ever made,” Butler said. “I belong here.”
And Miami belongs to him.
Jimmy Butler has been front and center in what has been a tremendous season for the Heat, in what was supposed to be a transition year for them. Clearly, that's just not part of team president Pat Riley's vocabulary.
Butler went on to explain the reason behind his claim, sharing how the Heat is everything he's hoped for in a team.
“There’s this one player who played here, Dwyane Wade, he had a hell of a career here. He always told me the culture, the way that they work here, it’s you in every single way,” he said. “Well, I never thought I’d leave Chicago. Then I realized this is a business and I ended up leaving to two other stops. It didn’t work out in Philly. But when I got here I could do nothing but smile, because of the way everyone talks to each other, the way everything is laid out on the table, you come in and work and then we have fun. This is the reason I play the game. These guys are like me in so many ways that I absolutely love being here, to compete with and for these guys. I’m having so much fun.”
Miami has been very impressive in the playoffs thus far, accomplishing a clean sweep on their first-round opponents in the Indiana Pacers. Butler and company will now face an extremely tough test in the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round. Now faced with some real adversity, the Heat will have to show their ability to perform under the highest pressure.
