Disgruntled six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler finally got a new home Wednesday, as his weeks-long standoff with the Miami Heat mercifully came to an end.
Butler, 35, was traded to the Golden State Warriors in a four-team deal that matches Butler’s defensive mindset, toughness, playmaking and shifty scoring with the championship tandem of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green as the Warriors attempt to push open the club’s title window.
The Warriors, sitting at 25-25 and around the play-in the Western Conference, needed to do something to shake up things for their aging core. Was the Butler deal the right move? It’s a major risk and he has had his issues with a few teams, but Golden State obviously felt the need to do something.
So as you can imagine, adding a proven star and the 2022-23 Eastern Conference Finals MVP had a positive effect on the team’s odds to win the NBA Finals.
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