Heat second-round pick Da'Sean Butler has no plans to leave behind the possibility of a roster spot for the security of playing in Europe. Fellow second-round pick James Varnado opted for a contract in the Italian League just a few days ago. Butler, the 42nd overall pick in June's NBA Draft, is ready to battle for a roster spot in Miami. "We're in discussions with Miami on signing a contract," agent Richard Katz said. "Our intentions are to make him part of the Miami Heat. And that's where he'd like to be, and I think that's where they'd like to have him." Butler's chances of catching on with the Heat are complicated by the torn ACL he suffered playing for West Virginia in the Final Four this spring. "We're certainly looking for as many assurances and guarantees as we can get, obviously," Katz said. "But we really haven't engaged in any substantive talks about the numbers or the parameters of the agreement yet." http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-dasean-butler-082010,0,863549.story
What Varnado did is kind of interesting. If I was a professional baller, it would take a lot more money for me to leave the NBA. I love the States obviously, but more importantly the league. I wouldn't want to play in Greece like Josh Childress.
