The Golden State Warriors needed a star to pair alongside Steph Curry, as the front office was calling all around the league before the trade deadline. After nearly making a deal to land Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant,

Before the 2025 NBA trade deadline, the Warriors parted ways with Andrew Wiggins and others for Jimmy Butler. The move appeared to be too little, too late, but that initial assessment couldn't have been more wrong.

As soon as Jimmy Butler arrived at Golden State, he made sure that the soap opera from his trade request and suspensions with the Miami Heat wouldn’t hang over him like a San Francisco morning