Miami Heat great Grant Long can see both sides of the Pat Riley and Jimmy Butler debate. He thinks the situation is occurring because the NBA is becoming more of a players league. He feels the athletes have more control nowadays.

One of the biggest storylines in the basketball world of late has been about what the Miami Heat will do with star forward Jimmy Butler. Butler has requested a trade from the Heat but so far, nothing has materialized.

With Jimmy Butler serving a seven-game suspension for his comments about the Miami Heat, it has led to a plethora of reports surfacing about his relationship with the organization. Some put Butler at fault for demanding too much from the Heat,