Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Washington Wizards‘ regular season was Rasual Butler‘s random resurgence.

After he received a training camp invite, Butler beat Xavier Silas, Daniel Orton and Damion James for Randy Wittman‘s final roster spot.

With Martell Webster out following his third back surgery, the Wizards were looking for a shooter.

Butler had apparently played well during training camp, and once the season started, he became Washington’s primary backup small forward behind Paul Pierce.

John Wall has an ability to revive careers. That’s just what he does. We saw it with Martell Webster. We saw it with Trevor Ariza. We saw it with Drew Gooden. And at the beginning of the 2014-2015 NBA season, we saw it with Rasual Butler.

During the first three months of the season, Rasual Butler hit over 50 percent of his three point attempts. He was consistently top-5 in three point percentage and Washington seemed to have the biggest bargain in the league.

In December, Butler averaged nearly 12 points per game.

Unfortunately, his shooting numbers regressed. It was an inevitability, but I don’t think anyone expected his numbers to dip as drastically. In January, Butler averaged just over 6 points per game and made just over 37 percent of his shots.

After the All-Star break, Rasual Butler averaged under 6 points per game game on just over 35 percent shooting.

He eventually lost his backup position to Otto Porter, who thrived during the latter half of the season and in the NBA Playoffs.

Porter showed flashes of why the Wizards took him with the third overall pick in 2013, and it doesn’t look like he’ll be losing his spot anytime soon.

Butler’s regression opened the door for Porter.

Still, even though he sat on the bench for most of the playoffs and isn’t getting any younger, Rasual Butler wants to return to D.C.:

“This is a great group of guys, a great coaching staff, a great organization. I absolutely would love to return.”

During his exit interview, Wittman talked about wanting to play quicker and smaller next season. At almost 37-years-old, Butler doesn’t have much time left in the league.

One of Washington’s priorities this off-season should be to get younger. If that’s in their off-season plans, then re-signing Butler wouldn’t make sense, especially when considering how poorly he played after the All-Star break.

Wittman has always favored veteran players over youth, so that should still leave the door open for Rasual Butler. However, veterans that can still produce on the floor are a lot more valuable than those who are just voices in the locker room.

Rasual Butler’s time in D.C. should be over, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t. Butler would command just the veteran’s minimum if he is re-signed, which is nearly $1.5 million.

What do you think? Should Rasual Butler be re-signed by the Washington Wizards?

*stats used courtesy of ESPN