NBA trade deadline: Miami Heat reportedly trade Jimmy Butler to Warriors in latest bombshell The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have reportedly agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area.
The Heat said Butler asked for a trade, which caused them to changed course from team president Pat Riley's December vow not to trade him; when the first suspension was announced, the Heat said they were trying to make a trade happen.Butler is averaging 17 points per game this season.
There have been 18 40-point games in Heat playoff history; Butler is responsible for eight of them, including a team-record 56 against Milwaukee in 2023.The last time Butler spoke publicly as a Heat player was at a padel tournament on Jan. 25.
The Golden State Warriors and the Heat have reportedly agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area, a person with knowledge of the talks said on Wednesday.
When Butler said he didn't expect to find on-court joy with the Heat again in early January, he was suspended for seven games as the last straw on a list of what the team called detrimental conduct.
