Ira Winderman: Heat get to look at Jimmy Butler from both sides now

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : On the day Butler was dealt, his No. 22 was granted to Andrew Wiggins, the Warriors forward acquired in the trade.
56% : CONTRIBUTION NOTED: While the Heat were able to work with normal game timing, with the Memphis Grizzlies waiting until postgame last weekend for their retirement of Tony Allen's jersey, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, before his team's blowout loss that night, offered an appreciation for another team honoring a cornerstone contributor, as the Heat did with the retirement of Udonis Haslem's No. 40.
41% : As a matter of perspective, the Heat have not issued No. 41 since Glen Rice left in 1995 or even the No. 43 Grant Long left behind in 1994, and, of course, have not reissued LeBron James' No. 6.
20% : Decidedly uncertain is the reaction of when Michael Baiamonte introduces No. 10 for the Warriors (an irony being that at one point Butler wanted to wear No. 10 with the Heat, only to be told it had been retired for Tim Hardaway, with Butler still asking if he could have it).

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