Jimmy Butler trade: Warriors land Heat star
Jimmy Butler trade: Warriors land Heat star, Andrew Wiggins to Miami in another NBA blockbuster
The Miami Heat are trading Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors, CBS Sports NBA insider Bill Reiter confirmed. The deal comes on the eve of the 2025 NBA trade deadline and will send Butler to the Bay Area in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson and a protected first-round pick. Per reports, the Jazz and Pistons are also part of this multi-team trade. An important trade detail was reported minutes after news of the deal broke: Butler and the Warriors have agreed to a two-year, $111 million contract extension, ESPN reports. The contract runs through the 2026-27 season.
Here's the reported deal, though it has not yet been finalized.
Heat receive: Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, PJ Tucker, 2025 first-round pick
Warriors receive: Jimmy Butler
Jazz receive: Dennis Schroder
Pistons receive: Lindy Waters, Josh Richardson
The Warriors will hope the deal gives Stephen Curry and Draymond Green the veteran co-star that they need to seriously compete for a fifth championship. The Heat get to start fresh after a tumultuous season with their former star forward.
The first rumblings that the Heat were interested in moving Butler came at team president Pat Riley’s end-of-season press conference last spring, in which he indicated that Butler’s limited availability would factor into the team’s willingness to give him a long-term contract extension. Miami ultimately did not give Butler a new deal last summer, and the rumors picked up this season after a slow start for both the player and the team. Butler has a player option after the season and can therefore become a free agent in June, and with the Heat hovering around .500, a move seemingly grew likelier by the day.
When reporting suggested that Butler would prefer a trade in December there was denial on all sides. Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, publicly disputed the reporting of ESPN’s Shams Charania, and Riley issued a statement saying that Butler would be staying put. “We usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches. Therefore, we will make it clear – We are not trading Jimmy Butler,” Riley wrote.
