Butler first requested a trade in early January. The Heat suspended him multiple times for conduct detrimental to the team. Miami finally agreed to a deal to move Butler ahead of

The Warriors had one route to relevancy remaining before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline — one last shot to find a second star to pair with Steph Curry for the last few seasons of his career. On Wednesday night, they took it. It took them long enough.

An inside look at Jimmy Butler’s last days in Miami before the team and player finally pushed each other away for good.