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Which team did the player Caron Butler belong to from 2013 to 2014?
Caron Butler James Caron Butler ( born March 13 , 1980 ) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . During a 14-year career he played for the Miami Heat , Los Angeles Lakers , Washington Wizards , Dallas Mavericks , Los Angeles Clippers , Milwaukee Bucks , Oklahoma City Thunder , Detroit Pistons , and Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Butler is a two-time NBA All-Star and was the 2002 Big East Conference Mens Basketball Player of the Year , while playing for the Connecticut Huskies . Early life . Butler was born and raised in Racine , Wisconsin , where he suffered through a rough childhood ; he was a drug dealer at age 12 and arrested 15 times before the age of 15 . Butler discovered his love for basketball while at a youth detention center . Butler played in Amateur Athletic Union basketball in 1998 and 1999 . After a brief career at Racine Park High School , he enrolled at Maine Central Institute where he was successful enough to receive a scholarship to attend the University of Connecticut to play for the Connecticut Huskies mens basketball team for coach Jim Calhoun for two years . He is the cousin of NFL saftey Jimmie Ward . College career . At Connecticut , Butler lost off his frame and developed his perimeter game . As a freshman , Butler led the Huskies , only two years removed from a national championship , in both scoring and rebounding with 15.3 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game respectively . The summer after his freshman season he started for the US team that took home gold in the 2001 FIBA World Championship for Young Men . Butler followed his spectacular freshman campaign with an even better sophomore season , averaging 20.3 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game , leading the Huskies to both regular season and tournament Big East titles , and was named Big East tournament MVP . He was named co-Big East player of the year ( along with Pittsburghs Brandin Knight ) and a second-team All-American . Butler led the Huskies to the Elite 8 of the NCAA basketball tournament . Despite 32 points from Butler , the Huskies lost a close game to the eventual national champion Maryland Terrapins . After the season ended , Butler declared for the NBA draft . NBA career . Miami Heat ( 2002–2004 ) . Butler was a lottery pick in the 2002 NBA draft , selected with the 10th overall pick by the rebuilding Miami Heat . Miami would rely on Butler immediately despite being a rookie , and he would start in all 78 games he played in during the season , averaging 15.4 points , 5.1 rebounds and finished 8th in the league in steals with 1.8 per game . Despite Miami winning just 25 games and missing the playoffs , Butler proved to be a notable rookie , winning the rookie of the month awards four times during the season while also getting selected to play in the rookie challenge game at that years All-Star weekend in Atlanta . By seasons end , Butler would also be named to the first team on the NBA All-Rookie Team . Miami would again enter the draft lottery , and this time drafted Dwyane Wade before acquiring Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Clippers . In the 2003–2004 season , however , Butler struggled with injuries that hampered him throughout the season , and he would go on to start in just 56 of 68 games . His scoring average fell to 9.2 points game for the season , but Miamis balanced offense led by Wade , Odom and Eddie Jones propelled Miami into the playoffs . In the first round , the Heat faced the New Orleans Hornets and the two teams would battle in a grueling 7 games series in which the home team won every game . In game 7 , Miami closed out the series with Butler scoring 23 points with 9 rebounds . The Heat advanced to the play the top seeded Indiana Pacers , who were heavily favored and won the first two games of the series before Miami responded with two home wins to tie the series at 2 games apiece . Butler scored 21 points with 10 rebounds in the fourth game , but the Pacers responded to win the series in 6 games . Following the season , Miami decided to change the roster and traded Butler , Odom and Brian Grant to the Los Angeles Lakers for superstar center Shaquille ONeal . Los Angeles Lakers ( 2004–2005 ) . The Lakers had been a title contender but were now in rebuilding mode , led by superstar guard Kobe Bryant . Butler started in all of his 77 games in the 2004–2005 season , averaging 15.5 points a game with a then career high field goal percentage of 44.5% percent . The Lakers struggled with injuries and a midseason coaching change however , and failed to make the playoffs . Once again , the offseason meant Butler would be shipped again , as the Lakers traded him and Chucky Atkins to the Washington Wizards for Kwame Brown and Laron Profit . Washington Wizards ( 2005–2010 ) . Upon arriving in Washington , Butler signed a 5-year , $46 million deal with the team . He became part of Washingtons new Big 3 , a trio made up of teammates Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison . Butler was nicknamed Tough Juice by coach Eddie Jordan for his aggressive and passionate play , epitomized by Butlers 20 rebounds in the Game 6 loss of opening-round series against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers . On January 17 , 2007 , Butler converted his first game-winning basket , a dunk following a pass from DeShawn Stevenson with 2.2 seconds remaining against the Knicks to give the Wizards a 99–98 win . Butler was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for January 15–21 , 2007 . He would have his best season yet , posting career high averages in rebounds , assists , and points . He was also named as a reserve to the 2007 NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team , his first appearance . However , he broke his hand late in the season attempting to block a shot and was forced to sit out during the playoffs along with the injured Gilbert Arenas as the Wizards were swept in their opening round rematch versus the Cavaliers . Butler , who was sidelined with a hip injury , was selected as a reserve for the East in the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans , Louisiana but was forced to sit out . Due to the injury , Butler missed 20 of the Wizards last 35 games of the season . He returned to the lineup on March 13 ( his 28th birthday ) , when the Wizards hosted the Cavaliers . He registered 19 points ( 8-for-18 field goals ) and five rebounds in 41 minutes played in the Wizards 101–99 win over the Cavs . Dallas Mavericks ( 2010–2011 ) . On February 13 , 2010 Butler was traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Brendan Haywood and Deshawn Stevenson for Josh Howard , Drew Gooden , James Singleton , and Quinton Ross . The Mavericks qualified for the 2010 NBA Playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference , but were upset in six games by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round . On January 4 , 2011 , Butler was ruled out for the rest of the 2010–11 season after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured right patellar tendon . The Mavericks went on to defeat the Miami Heat 4–2 in the 2011 NBA Finals to claim their first NBA championship . Los Angeles Clippers ( 2011–2013 ) . On December 9 , 2011 , Butler signed a three-year , $24 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers . During his two seasons as a starter with the Clippers , he helped the team reach the playoffs twice . Milwaukee Bucks ( 2013–2014 ) . On July 10 , 2013 , Butler was traded to the Phoenix Suns alongside Eric Bledsoe in a three-way trade that had both Jared Dudley from the Suns and J . J . Redick from the Milwaukee Bucks join the Clippers and two different second round picks being sent to the Bucks . On August 29 , 2013 , the Suns traded Butler to the Milwaukee Bucks for Ish Smith and Viacheslav Kravtsov . On February 27 , 2014 , Butler was bought out of his contract by the Bucks , and in 34 games , he averaged 11.0 points per game . Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2014 ) . On March 1 , 2014 , Butler signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder . Butler finished the season having played in 22 regular season games and 17 playoff games for the Thunder , as they qualified for the Western Conference Finals where they were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs . Detroit Pistons ( 2014–2015 ) . On July 15 , 2014 , Butler signed with the Detroit Pistons to a reported two-year , $9 million contract . On June 11 , 2015 , Butler was traded , along with Shawne Williams , to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Ersan İlyasova . However , he was later waived by the Bucks on June 30 , 2015 . Sacramento Kings ( 2015–2016 ) . On July 23 , 2015 , Butler signed with the Sacramento Kings . He received minimal minutes during the 2015–16 season and made just 17 appearances , averaging 3.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game . On June 21 , 2016 , Butler exercised his player option with the Kings for the 2016–17 season . However , he was later waived by the Kings on July 4 , 2016 , after he reached an agreement with the team to have his contract bought out . Retirement . Butler announced his retirement on February 6 , 2018 . Coaching career . On November 14 , 2020 , the Miami Heat announced that they had hired Butler as assistant coach . Other activities . In 2015 , Butler released an autobiography entitled Tuff Juice : My Journey from the Streets to the NBA . In 2019 Mark Wahlberg signed on as the executive producer of Butlers biopic of the same name . In 2017 , he participated within Global Mixed Gender Basketball ( GMGB ) , which is the first professional basketball league to support unified play between men and women , by being a color commentator for games . He also owns a team in the newly developed league known as the Wisconsin Cheeseheads . Also in 2017 , Butler joined ESPN as full-time college basketball and NBA analyst . In 2018 Butler joined FS1 as an NBA analyst . Personal life . Caron Butler is a Christian . After Butler was sent to a juvenile institution , he began to change his life by reading Bible verses . Butler began taking his interest in basketball seriously when he looked out his window at a basketball court at Ethan Allen Juvenile Detention . Butler spoke of it saying , God puts stuff in front of you for a reason . Butler also said , God put his hands on my life . [ God ] said , Im going to touch you so that you can touch others . Butler has a habit of chewing on straws , which he picked up back in AAU ball in 1998 or 1999 . His straws of choice are from McDonalds . While playing for the Washington Wizards , he had an addiction to Mountain Dew . He said he drank about six 12 ounce sodas a day and would wake up in the middle of the night to have one . In his autobiography entitled Tuff Juice : My Journey from the Streets to the NBA , he states that teammates , namely Kobe Bryant , have tried to curb his Mountain Dew addiction . Butler has stated that he still struggles with his addiction to this day . Butler attended a surprise birthday party for Anthony Fadel , a 16-year-old in the Washington , D.C . area when invited by the boys family . The party was held in May 2007 , and the event was primarily reported by Internet blogs , since Wizards PR purposely did not cover the event to preserve the sincerity of Butlers gesture . After working at Burger King in his youth , Butler now owns six of the fast food restaurants across the United States . He has taken Business Management classes at Duke University . Butler is the son of Mattie Claybrook Paden . His father left him when he was born to join the Marines . His mother married Melvin and he has younger brother Melvin III . Caron and Andrea Pink Butler met at UConns pre college summer program . After their sophomore year they traveled to Las Vegas in 2005 and married . Butler has a daughter and son from a previous relationship . With wife Andrea he has three other daughters . NBA career statistics . Regular season . ! colspan=2 | Career ! 881 || 732 || 32.2 || .434 || .348 || .847 || 5.0 || 2.3 || 1.3 || .2 || 14.1 ! colspan=2| All-Star ! 1 || 0 || 16.0 || .143 || .000 || .000 || 4.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 Playoffs . ! colspan=2 | Career ! 64 || 49 || 31.7 || .401 || .289 || .840 || 5.3 || 1.6 || 1.1 || .3 || 11.8