Butler joins Warriors in multi-team deal with Heat

Walking off training, getting suspended, missing games, and many internal battles between Buttler and the Miami Heat, the forward has now got his dream and has left the Heat to join the Golden State Warriors.

After weeks of internal turmoil, the Heat agreed to a massive multi-team trade that will send six-time All-Star forward Jimmy Butler to the Warriors in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, and a protected first-round pick, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday.

Golden State will additionally trade Dennis Schröder to Utah, while P.J. Tucker rejoins Miami via the Jazz after a previous one-season stint, according to Charania. Lindy Waters III and Josh Richardson join Detroit via the Warriors and Heat, respectively, to round things out.

Charania reported that the Heat had agreed to a trade with Toronto for Anderson, but that portion of the deal fell through. Miami will now consider whether to keep Anderson or seek another trade.

Warriors receive:

• Jimmy Butler

Heat receive:

• Andrew Wiggins
• Kyle Anderson
• P.J. Tucker
• 2025 first-round pick (protected, Warriors)

Jazz receive:

• Dennis Schröder

Pistons receive:

• Lindy Waters III
• Josh Richardson

Additionally, Charania and colleague Brian Windhorst reported that Butler has declined his 2025-26 player option to sign a two-year, $121-million extension that will keep him with the Warriors through 2026-27.

The blockbuster trade concludes a lengthy saga that saw Butler, disgruntled with Miami’s reluctance to give him the lucrative extension he coveted, draw three separate suspensions since early January, the most recent an indefinite ban as the Heat sought a final resolution.

The 35-year-old swingman joins his fifth team, where he’ll team with fellow veterans Stephen Curry and Draymond Green in the hopes of lifting the Warriors — mired in 11th place in the Western Conference — back into playoff contention.

Butler, the key player on Heat squads that reached the 2020 and 2023 Finals, is averaging 17 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.8 assists in his 14th NBA season.

Wiggins, who turns 30 later this month, played an integral role in Golden State’s 2021-22 championship run, averaging 18.3 points and 8.8 rebounds as the Warriors beat Boston 4-2 in the Finals.

Wiggins averaged 17.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 43 appearances with the Warriors this season. He joins a Heat squad sitting sixth in the Eastern Conference at 25-24 following Wednesday’s 108-101 victory over Philadelphia.