The Jimmy Butler trade saga is finally over. He didn’t get to go the Suns, but the Warriors are certainly not a bad back up option.
It seems as though Jimmy was the Warriors back up option, too.
Rumors started to come hard and fast about the Warriors moving to bring Kevin Durant back to the Bay.
Less than 24 hours ago, Durant emerged as Golden State’s “main priority” ahead of the deadline.
But, when it was revealed that Durant’s reaction to a potential Warriors reunion was, “What? No. I don’t wanna go back there,” the team then turned its full attention to Butler, who earlier in the week reportedly ended talks with the Dubs.
“The Heat’s Jimmy Butler has communicated to the Warriors that he’s unwilling to sign an extension there & therefore trade talks to send him to Golden State have ended for now, sources told ESPN,” Brian Windhorst said on Monday.
However, once Shams broke the news about the Warriors trading for Jimmy, it wasn’t long until he also announced that the six-time All-Star did, in fact, sign a new two year, $121 million extension with the franchise through to 2026-27.
This means he’s now guaranteed over $424M in his NBA career. A HUGE number for a player who has never won a chip.
After seeing Steph Curry suffer through most of the season, he’s finally got the help he needs to try and get the Warriors back on track and win another chip.
“The way that teams described the Warriors to me over the last few weeks was thirsty,” Chris Haynes said on NBATV. “They were thirsty to bring in another star to pair with Stephen Curry.”
One very interesting aspect will be the Jimmy-Draymond Green combination.
As we know, both Butler and Green have very big personalities, so they could end up clashing, however on the court they should provide some solid defense.
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
Following the first initial announcement, Shams confirmed, “Miami is keeping Kyle Anderson for now, sources said. So Wiggins, Tucker and Anderson are in Miami along with the Warriors‘ protected first-rounder.”
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