The Jimmy Butler-Miami Heat trade hasn't necessarily been mutually beneficial. In fact, it's looking lopsided in Golden State's favor thus far with its recent s

Since trading for six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler, the Golden State Warriors have taken over the league. With Butler in the lineup, the Warriors are 7-1, as the two-way star has taken Golden State to another level.

After a long saga, the Miami Heat finally traded Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors ahead of last month’s trade deadline. Though it was mostly unknown why Butler wanted to move on from the Heat after six years,

They have now won five in a row, the latest victory behind a Butler triple-double over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Jimmy Butler III trade was easily the second-most chaotic trade that happened before the 2025 NBA trade deadline passed. For the Miami Heat, trading him away was about getting rid of a problem in the locker room.