With only a day before the NBA’s trade deadline teams are starting to get active. The Los Angeles Lakers made the biggest splash by far trading for Luka Doncic. However, they weren’t the only team in the west making moves. The Golden State Warriors got in on the action as well, trading for Jimmy Butler. Butler has been wanting to get out of Miami for a while and got his wish granted. He even got a new contract in the process. Butler received a two year 111 million dollar contract from the Warriors. Golden State is sending Andrew Wiggins ,Kyle Anderson and first-round draft compensation.
BREAKING: Heat are finalizing a deal to send Jimmy Butler to the Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson and a protected first-round pick, per @ShamsCharania
Jimmy is heading to the Bay 🤯 pic.twitter.com/6GHQoeyx9X
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 6, 2025
Golden State needed to make a move as they are sitting a .500 record and barely out of a playoff spot in the western conference. They cannot afford to let one of Stephen Curry’s last years go to waste and need to make a playoff push. Even though they lost Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks in free agency this summer, they still have a solid team. They are still led by future hall of famer Steph Curry and lockdown defender Draymond Green. Adding Butler gives them another veteran star for a playoff push. Butler is averaging 21 points per game in 25 games played in Miami. Miami is the sixth seed in the east and seem to be just fine without Butler and even added more depth to the team with the trade. So I don’t think anyone in Miami will be complaining.