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The Golden State Warriors have acquired Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat and have also agreed to a new two-year, $112 million extension with him. Butler is declining his 25-26 player option for his new contract. The Warriors are trading out Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson, Lindy Waters III and a protected first round pick for Butler. The pick is top-10 protected … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Traded By Heat To Warriors, Agrees To Two-Year, $112M Extension

Kevin Durant would have been open to a trade to the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN. Durant communicated that he did not want a return to the Golden State Warriors when he discovered that the Phoenix Suns had engaged with his former team on a potential trade. The Heat considered a swap of Butler for Durant with the teams exchanging proposals, but the Suns sought significant … [Read more...] about Kevin Durant Was Open To Trade To Heat

Kevin Durant and his business manager, Rich Kleiman, only learned of the Phoenix Suns' trade talks with the Golden State Warriors involving him on Friday, January 31. The Warriors played the Suns that evening in San Francisco. Talks had been ongoing for several days that week. Stephen Curry discussed with Durant the concept of him returning to the Warriors. Curry wanted to … [Read more...] about Suns Would Have Received Jimmy Butler, Jonathan Kuminga, Jonas Valanciunas, Two FRPs For Kevin Durant

The Golden State Warriors began calling the Phoenix Suns on a Kevin Durant approximately a week-and-half before the trade deadline, which opened up the opportunity for other teams to inquire. "Multiple new teams did make some offers this week," said Shams Charania on NBA Today. "That included the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat." Charania added that Durant didn't … [Read more...] about Wolves, Heat Joined Warriors In Offers To Suns For Kevin Durant

Jimmy Butler viewed the behavior of Pat Riley as "unhinged and disturbing" during a meeting on Jan. 7th where the Miami Heat attempted to reconcile the partnership, sources tell The Athletic in a lengthy account of the relationship between player and franchise. Riley had tears in his eyes as he attempted to connect with Butler on a human level. Riley spoke of how they had both … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Viewed Pat Riley’s Behavior As ‘Unhinged’ In Reconciliation Meeting