Had the NBA offseason played out differently, Jimmy Butler would have been at Barclays Center on Saturday night. The Philadelphia 76ers tried to engage the Miami Heat about a potential trade for Butler over the summer,

For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game Saturday night without him. This is different from the others. Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what they called conduct detrimental to the team — and he's probably not going to play for Miami again.