Jimmy Butler Signs With the Warriors in a Major Multi-Team Trade

BREAKING: The Miami Heat are finalizing a deal to send Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson and a protected first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/82mWHKCnVM

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 6, 2025

After days of continuous stress and NBA rumors flying left and right on where Butler would end, Jimmy will now join the likes of Steph Curry and Draymond Green in the bay.

steph curry jimmy butler and draymond green teaming up in 2025 pic.twitter.com/MzbS0hkR5v

— ⁷⁷ (@lukaownsyouu) February 6, 2025

Following the news, it was also reported that Butler and the Warriors wasted no time whatsoever, inking a two-year, $121 million contract extension that links the player with the Warriors until the end of the 2026-27 season.

New Warriors star Jimmy Butler has agreed to a new two-year, $121 million extension with the franchise through 2026-27, sources tell @ShamsCharania and @WindhorstESPN.

Butler is declining his 2025-26 player option for this new $121M deal. pic.twitter.com/raPuKjMifp

— ESPN (@espn) February 6, 2025

Thank God he signed. I was beginning to worry that his unemployment jokes would turn into reality if he didn’t land a new gig before the NBA trade deadline and he would have to get a job at Starbucks to make ends meet.

This Deal Screams Russell Crowe’s: ‘Are You Not Entertained?’

Last night, as my phone started blasting notifications of Butler’s trade something dawned on me. While I was hanging out with my pup Yema (who just happened to turn 12 today, happy birthday to the goodest girl ever) I thought, this trade can’t just be as simple as Jimmy joining Steph and Miami getting a nice bounty.

Then, as all of the finalized trade details came out, all I could hear in the back of my mind was Russell Crowe’s line from Gladiator, “Are you not entertained?”

THIS TRADE IS WILD 🚨

Warriors get: Jimmy Butler

Heat get: Andrew Wiggins, PJ Tucker, protected 1st

Pistons get: Lindy Waters, Josh Richardson

Jazz get: Dennis Schröder

Raptors get: Kyle Anderson

WHAT JUST HAPPENED 🤯

(via @ShamsCharania) pic.twitter.com/TnHFrBLxxh

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 6, 2025

Ready for a little game of who went where? Here we go.

To get Butler, the Warriors sent Andrew Wiggins (this move lowkey hurts a bit), Kyle Anderson plus a projected top-10 2025 first-round draft pick to Miami.

Simple, right? It was simple enough for a fan to let Miami’s bench know as the trade went down mid-game.

This fan wasted no time letting the Heat bench know about the Jimmy Butler trade 💀😂 #NBA #HEATNation | @BetUS_Nation pic.twitter.com/MfWFjoV1hF

— LockerRoom RAW (@LockerRoom_RAW) February 6, 2025

Between Jimmy Butler’s stats and his playoff record, and what Wiggins plus a strong draft pick can bring to Miami, there’s no real fuzz.

Echoing everybody’s inner Billy Mays voice: “But wait, there’s more!” Dennis Schroder, who was picked up by GS in December, will now join the Utah Jazz, all while Utah will send former Heat forward PJ Tucker back to Miami, and Lindy Waters III (Warriors) will join the Detroit Pistons, alongside Josh Richardson (Heat).

I know that’s a whole lot of people going left and right all because of Butler. But hey, the NBA is not just about hoops, it’s about business as well. If you don’t believe it, just look at Pat Riley’s deal with the NFL.

Will Steph & Jimmy Tear Up the West?

So, who’s ready to talk about what the Butler trade means to the Western Conference title betting odds landscape?

Jimmy joining the Warriors alongside Luka Doncic joining the Lakers already makes for the West an open battleground full of potential NBA finals contenders alongside the OKC Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, and Denver Nuggets.

Oh, and as a friendly NBA picks and predictions piece of advice, don’t sleep on the Minnesota Timberwolves either, or the San Antonio Spurs following the De’Aaron Fox trade.

While the Spurs could become a sneaky link to keep up with, over in Minnesota, Anthony Edwards is a wild, wild man who happens to love stepping up on people and giving them a little taste of why he’s H-I-M.

Anyways, back to Butler, Golden State, and the wild, wild west.

welcome to the wild wild west 🎶 pic.twitter.com/dTh3njwWeX

— Jimmy Butler (@JimmyButler) February 6, 2025

Following the deal, Curry, Golden State’s leader and bonafide legend made it clear what’s expected from Butler as he joins his Warriors. Stating: “We expect to have a motivated, committed Jimmy”, who’s about to tell Steph no to that?

Steph Curry on Jimmy Butler: “I know there was a lot of drama down there (in Miami). Who really knows what the story is. We expect to have a motivated, committed Jimmy.”

Curry text Butler at halftime tonight to welcome him. Butler text a “pleasant” message back. pic.twitter.com/w9deX8Ohdg

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February 6, 2025

Looking at the updated NBA Championship winner odds at BetUS Sportsbook, following the trade Golden State’s odds went from +6000 to +4000, showing a significant leap. It will now be up to the Warriors to step up and show the West what’s up, or get the ball rolling on a potential title run next season.