Thursday night may not have been the last time you see star forward Jimmy Butler in a Miami Heat jersey, after all.

Days after Butler requested a trade from the organization and was handed a team-sanctioned seven-game suspension for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team,” he will be open to playing with the team again if a trade isn’t found, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald first reported Sunday evening.

Heat insider Ethan Skolnick of the Five Reasons Sports Network later confirmed the report.

“According to a source close to the situation, Butler will be expected to rejoin the Heat and play in games if he’s still on the roster at the end of his team-issued seven-game suspension,” Chiang wrote. “As of now, the Heat is not interested in having Butler remain away from the team while paying him the remainder of his $48.8 million salary for this season after his suspension is over.

“The Heat has had discussions with several teams in recent days regarding a potential Butler trade, according to a league source, but nothing has surfaced enticing enough for Miami to make a deal yet.”

Jimmy Butler’s seven-game suspension–which will cost him $2.4 million–will last through Jan. 15, the last of the Heat’s six-game West Coast road trip that begins Monday against the Sacramento Kings.

We have already gone through why finding a trade will be difficult over the next month and why the market may not be as friendly to the Heat as they would like it to be.

This doesn’t mean no trade will happen nor does this mean they will stop listening to offers. Though if no trade is found by Jan. 17–Butler’s first game back–it could be a very good opportunity for him to potentially boost his value. It also helps him prove to 29 other organizations that he’s worth betting on–despite having several unfortunate exits with the Heat and past organizations.

Whether that’s actually what happens is an entirely different story. And it would create a very uneasy, tense locker room.

Nevertheless, a lot can happen over the next week-and-a-half. Heck, we are less than 10 days from Pat Riley releasing a statement that Butler wouldn’t be traded … and here.

I’ve grown at least a dozen gray hairs on my head over that span–and I am sure you may have too … except if you’re continuously changing your hair color like Butler is.