Five-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler has finally returned to basketball after being indefinitely suspended by the Miami Heat, as they traded him to the Golden State Warriors ahead of the trade deadline. The Heat received Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, and a 2025 top-ten protected first-round draft pick.

There are still three days until the trade deadline, an eternity in this transaction window. The Warriors believe they are still firmly in the mix for Butler or another of the league’s star

It took all of two games for Jimmy Butler to go from a team-killing pariah to a celebrated ceiling raiser in the eyes of the Warriors. All-Star Steph Curry, head coach Steve Kerr and young forward Jonathan Kuminga all offered some high praise to Golden State’s blockbuster trade acquisition after road wins on Saturday and Monday.