Well, it finally happened. Jimmy Butler has been traded away from Miami to Golden State.
After reports saying he was done with trade negotiations with the Warriors less than 24 hours ago, he must have come round and realized his options were limited.
He even signed a two-year $121M extension with the Warriors, so that means he and Steph Curry are locked in for at least the next two seasons.
That’s gotta make Dubs fans happy.
The trade seems be extremely fluid, since Shams reported that Kyle Anderson won’t be going Toronto in the deal. Before then the details were as follows.
Warriors get:
– Jimmy Butler
Heat get:
– Andrew Wiggins
– PJ Tucker
– Protected 1st-round pick
Pistons get:
– Lindy Waters III
– Josh Richardson
– 2nd-round pick
Jazz get:
– Dennis Schroder
Raptors get:
– Kyle Anderson
UPDATE: “Miami is keeping Kyle Anderson for now, sources said. So Wiggins, Tucker and Anderson are in Miami along with the Warriors‘ protected first-rounder,” Shams says.
The NBA world is reacting the news and even Butler himself:
welcome to the wild wild west 🎶 pic.twitter.com/dTh3njwWeX
— Jimmy Butler (@JimmyButler) February 6, 2025
Love the Jimmy Butler deal for the Heat. Andrew Wiggins is younger, a good defender, a way better shooter. Fits this Heat system alongside the core pieces. And a pick in the 11-18 range could net them a nice piece. All for a disgruntled player who didn’t want to be there.
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) February 6, 2025
Me currently trying to understand all the details of this 5-team Jimmy Butler trade pic.twitter.com/JnXX2kbeaP
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) February 6, 2025
Warriors before the Jimmy Butler trade vs Warriors after the Jimmy Butler trade pic.twitter.com/RqVmosi8Md
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) February 6, 2025
Jimmy Butler going to the Golden State Warriors is an awesome trade for the Warriors and Miami Heat for different reasons. With the addition of Jimmy Butler Golden State becomes a more explosive team and Steph gets a running mate that give the Warriors scoring, defense and…
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 6, 2025
Warriors traded their entire roster and their best player for a washed Jimmy Butler pic.twitter.com/l5SMDJRMNM
— 𝓛𝓛💫 (@HoodiiiBron) February 6, 2025
Warriors gave up more to get Jimmy Butler than the Lakers gave up for Luka pic.twitter.com/LCoXpnNkUI
— Parris (@vicious696) February 6, 2025
Draymond and Jimmy Butler at their 1st practice pic.twitter.com/GMmwFpvfc4
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) February 6, 2025
This guy broke the Jimmy Butler trade news to the Heat right now 🤣 (via shantsolmaz/IG) pic.twitter.com/wDUb1hICfx
— Overtime (@overtime) February 6, 2025
steph curry, jimmy butler, draymond green on the same team in 2025
— doug 🥽 (@premiumgonzo) February 6, 2025
The Suns chased Butler for 2 months, realized they were stuck with Beal, and pivoted last minute to field KD offers until he shot them down.
So now Beal’s stuck here, KD feels disrespected, and you have the largest payroll for a .500 team during Booker’s prime. Incredible work.
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) February 6, 2025
Jimmy Butler’s time in Miami was pretty special
-First NBA Finals (2020) appearance since Bron era
-First No. 8 seed to reach an NBA Finals since 1999
-Led Miami as first Play-In team to make NBA Finals
-Led Miami to three Conf. Finals in four seasons
-Went to second NBA Finals within four seasons (2023)
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