Jimmy Butler trade saga finally comes to an end as NBA star lands with shock team in yet another blockbuster deal

Yet another blockbuster NBA trade has dropped just a few hours before the league’s Trade Deadline arrives. This time, one of the most prolonged trade sagas of the year has come to an end.

The Miami Heat are sending superstar swingman Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors as part of a massive five-team trade, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Charania’s sources also say that Butler was able to sign an extension with the Warriors, which was a rumored sticking point in preventing a deal with Golden State from being done.

Butler inked a two-year, $121million extension with Golden State through the 2026-27 season. He also declined his player option in the 2025-26 season.

Butler and the Heat had arrived at a stalemate in trade negotiations after the 35-year-old repeatedly demanded to be sent away from Miami in recent weeks.

It ended with the team indefinitely suspending Butler as they looked to find a trade partner to move the wantaway star.

Now, the deal is done and the Heat get an incredibly good package of starters and role players while Butler can try and provide Warriors star Stephen Curry with one last run at an NBA title.

Butler’s final weeks with the franchise were fraught with issues as he demanded to be moved, only for the team to initially push back on his request before eventually relenting.

That led to a post-game interview in early January where Butler said he wanted to ‘get my joy back’ in playing basketball, which he believed wasn’t possible in Miami. 

Those comments resulted in a seven-game suspension for Butler, which he served before returning to the team.

Butler was then suspended again for two games after missing a team flight. 

It was just last week when the Heat suspended him indefinitely. Butler found out he wouldn’t be starting in games going forward and that caused him to walk out of a practice without permission. 

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