Jimmy Butler's efforts to force his way off the Miami Heat have proved fruitless thus far. But it's early days yet. It's been about a month since rumors first popped up that Butler wanted a trade and less than a week sincein the Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies. Later on Tuesday, another potential Butler trade had cold water splashed on it as ESPN insider Marc J. Spears revealed the Golden State Warriors had.
One can see the vision from a roster construction angle. Golden State doesn't have a "traditional" center good enough to earn more than 20 minutes per game right now. The closest the roster has is Trayce Jackson-Davis, clocking in at 19.5 MPG, but at 6'9" he's more of a tweener. Steve Kerr has decided Kevon Looney, the only real 7-footer on the team, tops out at around 15 minutes per contest.
With about a month to go before the deadline in February, it doesn't seem like the Dubs will be throwing caution to the wind to acquire Butler.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead.