Butler played in 55 games averaging 13.5 minutes, 5.3 points (54.4% field goal accuracy) and 3.3 rebounds per game. He earned US$641,748 with the Knicks. San Antonio Spurs (2006–2007) In July 2006, Butler signed a three-year, US$7 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs. He was considered a long-term project. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said on October 26, 2006, "most of his playing time in the initial part of the season is going to be in practice, learning what a work ethic is day in and day out and what it takes to play at this level." Butler never played with the Spurs during the 2007 NBA Playoffs, but the Spurs won the 2007 NBA Finals. On July 12, 2007, the Spurs traded Butler and the rights to Luis Scola to the Houston Rockets for Vasileios Spanoulis, a 2009 second-round draft pick and cash. He played on the Rockets' 2007 summer league team, but was waived in the 2007–08 NBA preseason (October 2007). Career statistics NBA |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 3 || 0 || 1.7 || 1.000 || — || 1.000 || .0 || .0 || .3 || .0 || 3.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 55 || 0 || 13.5 || .544 || — || .753 || 3.3 || .5 || .3 || .6 || 5.3 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| † | style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio | 11 || 2 || 9.4 || .457 || — || .900 || 2.0 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 3.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 69 || 2 || 12.3 || .539 || — || .775 || 3.0 || .4 || .3 || .4 || 5.0 References External links NBA biography of Butler 1985 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Mississippi Centers (basketball) McDonald's High School All-Americans New York Knicks players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) People from McComb, Mississippi San Antonio Spurs players Undrafted National Basketball Association players