The NBA trade deadline is in eight days and Jimmy Butler is still a member of the Miami Heat.Despite multiple team-imposed suspensions (including a current indefinite one), the six-time All-Star appears to be no closer to finding a new home.

One of the hangups in trade talks for Butler was the Heat's steep asking price, but that is expected to come down as the deadline nears. Per Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, the Heat wanted considerable draft compensation if they took back players with contracts that last beyond the 2025-26 season.

Butler was informed at shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith in this game, which prompted Butler to walk out of shootaround. From there, the Heat suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.