Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Friday night game against the Denver Nuggets.

Jimmy Butler is currently ... who’s saying what," Butler said. "... All of that is out of my control anyway...That’s up to Pat. He will do what’s best for the organization as they should.

"Finding a deal that works for Butler, Beal (who has a no-trade clause), the Suns and the Heat is the Mount Everest of tall ...

Jimmy Butler was Miami's best player for five years, the leader of a team that went to the NBA Finals twice in his tenure. He talked big and, at times, played bigger. He spoke with reverence for ...

Jimmy Butler wanted to ... his hand against one of the NBA's best front-office poker players, Heat president Pat Riley. We believe Riley should call Butler's bluff and send him home — as in ...