"The thing with Jimmy is all of us would love to go out and get another a superstar player to go along with him," executive vice president John Paxson said on May 3. "But with the salaries we have, that's a difficult thing for us to manage. I respect very much Jimmy Butler's professionalism and how he goes about his job. I think the one thing we will do is continue to communicate with him. We can say anything to him. He can say anything to us. He can ask any questions he wants and we'll be honest with him. Ultimately, (general manager) Gar (Forman) and I are always going to continue to do what we think we have to do from our seat."