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It remains to be seen to a certain extent, but Caron Butler appears to be the one player made available during the NBA's unofficial buyout season that has a true chance of impacting his new team's playoff chances.

Wade has played in each of Miami's last six contests, averaging 21.4 points on 62 percent shooting with 5.8 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.

Hours after multiple outlets reported that free-agent swingman Danny Granger has agreed to play for the Los Angeles Clippers , similar reports emerged Friday morning that Caron Butler also has decided to bypass Heat interest, to instead sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder .

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In a move they didn't have to do, the Philadelphia 76ers completed a buyout of Danny Granger's contract, Wednesday, allowing the 9-year veteran to become a free agent and possibly join a contender.

Q: So who will it be: Danny Granger, Big Baby or someone off the radar? Could the Heat still cut Toney Douglas Jr. and sign two? And, what happened to our great bench that was considered the Heat's big strength? -- Chet.

He survived long enough to have his league-minimum deal guaranteed on Jan. 10. But the veteran guard couldn't survive the Heat's ultimate desire for roster flexibility.

At times this season, with Dwyane Wade missing so many games, with Greg Oden being brought along so slowly, with so many lamentable losses , the bigger picture grew distorted.

Q: There was all this talk at this year's NBA All-Star Game about the youth movement happening in the NBA, so many young guys on the All-Star Teams.

East Team's LeBron James, of the Miami Heat, throws a pair of Mardi Gras beads to the crowd during NBA All-Star game basketball practice in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014.

With the game clock ticking down Wednesday night in Oakland's always-ear-popping Oracle Arena, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra thought about calling timeout and taking the ball out of LeBron James' hands.

Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers was braced for the moment even before Ray Allen shot down his team Wednesday night at Staples Center with an 11-point fourth-quarter closing burst.