Jimmy Butler is the NBA's lone wolf

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports He's doing the exact opposite of what most NBA stars do today. Last month, Jimmy Butler was the NBA's only top free agent to willingly choose a life of star solitude over championship contention. Selecting the Miami Heat instead of the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, or Los Angeles Lakers was at once odd, admirable, and a little vain. It was also on brand. Butler is transparently against the grain, a showy nonconformist who does what he ...