Overview
- Butler will recoup roughly 50% of the approximately $6 million withheld by Miami for team-imposed suspensions last season, per multiple reports.
- The agreement was finalized with the NBA just before Miami’s season opener, as Butler began his first full season with Golden State.
- Arbitration found the Heat were within their rights to suspend Butler, while also deeming his challenge to the sanctions’ severity reasonable.
- One game from Butler’s suspensions was rescinded during the summer as part of the resolution process.
- CBA calculations had docked Butler $336,543 per game for initial suspensions and $532,737 per game for a later indefinite suspension before his trade to the Warriors.