What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Bradley Beal on his mentality now that Jimmy Butler got traded to Golden State: “Nothing changed for me. My mentality is the same whether somebody is here, somebody is not here. Whether I’m here, whether I’m not here. My mentality is always going to be the same, stay true to who pic.x.com/astDudTxNk – 3:36 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin “We knew in the 2nd half what they were going to do, come out and be aggressive. It’s tough man. Once they get going, we turn the ball over, they hit some shots.” Bradley Beal on OKC 20-4 run in Wednesday’s 140-×09 €
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Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin Injury update: Ryan Dunn didn’t have any sort of wrap on his ankle and was able to put weight on it. Devin Booker said he was fine, saying as Mike Budenholzer said, knee-to-knee. Bradley Beal seemed fine after the game.
Will clearly know more in the next 24/48 hours. #Suns – 1:21 AM
Asked Draymond Green how Jimmy Butler, Stephen Curry and himself fit together: “We win. All three of us. So there’s your fit.” He also said Jimmy has a “winning f—— pedigree” and is a guy that in a lot of ways is like him with the edge and mindset he brings to games. – 1:13 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet 😲 Just two days after comparing the NBA trades to slavery, Dennis Schroder got traded to the Utah Jazz!
👀 Schroder was part of a multi-team deal sending Jimmy Butler to the Warriors in exchange for Andrew Wiggins and Kyle Anderson, who went to the Miami Heat. pic.x.com/YjBxwl7cPX – 1:07 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Steph Curry on Jimmy Butler: “I know there was a lot of drama down there (in Miami). Who really knows what the story is. We expect to have a motivated, committed Jimmy.”
Curry text Butler at halftime tonight to welcome him. Butler text a “pleasant” message back. pic.x.com/w9deX8Ohdg – 12:55 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Disaster finish for Warriors in Utah. They blew an 11-point lead in the final three minutes and couldn’t get a look at a game-tying 3 in final 10 seconds. Drops them back to 25-25 as they travel to LA for shorthanded game at Lakers tomorrow while Jimmy Butler trade finalizes. – 11:40 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet End of 3Q: OKC 104, PHX 79 Beal: 23 Pts, 4 Ast, 7-11 FG Booker: 19 Pts, 3 Ast, 3-9 FG, 13-15 FT O’Neale: 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 5-8 3P SGA: 46 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 16-26 FG
Thunder outscored Suns 43-16 in the 3Q, and 14 of Phoenix’s 16 points came from the FT line. Only 1 made FG – 11:30 PM
Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy I hate this for the Warriors. Maybe Jimmy Butler is a completely different player with a better attitude. But if the move wasn’t for Durant, I would have kept Wiggins (80% Butler?) and gone for a Vucevic.
Hope I’m wrong because I love Steph and want him to win. – 9:42 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS So looking at this return the Heat got for Jimmy Butler… I think they should’ve just taken on Bradley Beal (if he would’ve waived the NTC).
The 2031 Suns pick (when Phoenix still had it) was way more valuable than this Warriors pick. Beal is overpaid but he’s still good. – 9:36 PM
Jimmy Butler, De’Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine, Luka Doncic, and Anthony Davis have all been traded since Saturday. Yeah, I’m gonna say the concerns about the Aprons chilling transactions were overblown. – 9:34 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk Jimmy Butler traded to Golden State in a massive four-team deal Butler wins — he wanted to get paid and now will. This probably will not be enough to win Curry ring No. 5, but Golden State now has three dangerous veterans in Curry, Green and Butler
nbcsports.com/nba/news/jimmy… – 9:24 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
It’s a two-year, $112 million extension for Jimmy Butler, sources tell me and @Sam_Amick. He declined player option. So Warriors give him an extra year at $58 million to get trade across finish line and line his contract timeline up with Steph Curry’s. nytimes.com/athletic/61142… – 9:01 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Jimmy Butler has attempted 10+ free throws in a game seven times this season
All Warriors players have attempted 10+ free throws in a game nine times this season (Kuminga 5x, Wiggins 3x, Curry) – 8:55 PM
Jimmy Butler’s agent. pic.x.com/yFFIDUOn40 – 8:50 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA I don’t believe Jimmy Butler will be enough to put the Warriors over the top, but I respect them actually going for it with Steph Curry instead of doing nothing at all.
Maintaining all their future firsts after the ’25 likely conveys also allows them to be flexible. Not bad! – 8:49 PM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42 The Heat drop below the luxury tax and first apron with swapping out Jimmy Butler for Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins: $26.3M, $28.2M, $30.2M, Player 2026-27 PJ Tucker: $11.5M, UFA 2025
They potentially could have cap space this offseason and will have significant room in 2026. – 8:47 PM
League sources: as a part of a four team deal concerning Jimmy Butler, the Utah Jazz are taking in Dennis Schroeder. They are also getting a 2031 second round pick. They are sending out PJ Tucker, according to sources – 8:46 PM
Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. spent 3 seasons as Jimmy Butler’s teammate with the Bulls. That relationship, plus the massive 2-year extension Butler reportedly has already agreed to, had to change Butler’s tune about not wanting to go to GS. – 8:46 PM
Sixers trail the Heat 62-57 at the break. Tyrese Maxey has 11, Kelly Oubre Jr 10, Guerschon Yabusele 9 and Tyler Herro 14 for the Heat. Jimmy Butler’s to Golden State, Andrew Wiggins to Miami, and Luka is still a Laker. Mass hysteria. – 8:41 PM
I’ll be honest, I’ve been lower on Jimmy Butler than probably is fair for a lot of his career. I’m still low on him now. I don’t think this move helps the Golden State Warriors get where they actually want to go. – 8:40 PM
Not sure which is more ironic: that Jimmy Butler and Josh Richardson were traded by the same team in the same deal, or that Butler was effectively traded for Andrew Wiggins. – 8:38 PM
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan The Miami Heat get under the luxury tax by trading Jimmy Butler and Josh Richardson and only taking on Andrew Wiggins and P.J. Tucker.
They eliminate their $23.8 million tax penalty and create a $11 million trade exception. – 8:35 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
The Warriors sent a 2025 top-10 protected first rounder to the Heat as part of the Jimmy Butler trade, per sources. If it doesn’t convey this season (it likely will), it turns into a top-10 protected first rounder next season. – 8:32 PM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42 Jimmy Butler is under contract for $48.8M and a $52.4M player option in 2025-26. Butler is eligible to sign up to two-year $111M extension with Golden State once the trade is finalized. 2025-26: $54.1M 2026-27: $56.8M
Butler has a $418,124 trade bonus that is applied to his – 8:30 PM
New Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler has agreed to a new two-year, $121 million extension with the franchise through 2026-27, sources tell me and @WindhorstESPN. Butler is declining his 2025-26 player option for this new $121M deal. – 8:25 PM
TONIGHT ON BULLS RADIO @670TheScore My one on one exclusive interviews with Mastas Buzelis on his “Perfect 10” night. Billy Donovan on his passion to coach, his love for Chicago and the growth of Matas Buzelis. Halftime HOF writer Sam Smith on Jimmy Butler and Luka Doncic 6:45 – 7:41 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA “You can’t move Bradley Beal, D Book is untouchable, the next man in line that has value and can help move the needle a little bit is Kevin Durant.”
@ThisISUD on the breakup of the Phoenix Suns’ big three and why a KD trade would make sense 👀 pic.x.com/hAjrnLei4o – 7:30 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Last night, I wrote about 6 hypothetical Kevin Durant deals. Since then, I came up with 23 *more* Suns trades. From Jimmy Butler to KD to other fallback options involving neither one, to targets for Phoenix’s $3.3M trade exception, here ya go: bit.ly/4jE6eTc – 6:05 PM
Bulls are hoping these Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler, Golden State talks all stall out. As reported by the Sun-Times, Nikola Vucevic is the consolation prize in waiting. Less than 24 hours to go. – 3:05 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin For the curious: Phoenix Suns just had their morning shootaround. Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic are here.
Suns at Thunder tonight. – 12:25 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype Rudy Gobert moved ahead of Kevin McHale in blocks last night. He’s No. 31 all-time now.
Also: Bradley Beal passed Bob Cousy in scoring for No. 105 in NBA history. Devin Booker moved past Jeff Hornacek and Antoine Walker for No. 134. – 3:45 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet Final (OT): POR 121, PHX 119 Booker: 34 Pts, 4 Ast, 9-18 FG, 3-8 3P, 13-14 FT Durant: 27-5-5-2, 10-21 FG Beal: 25-5-3-3, 8-17 FG O’Neale: 14-5-4-4, 4-7 3P
Ayton: 25 Pts, 20 Reb, 9-22 FG – 12:46 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet End of 4Q: POR 107, PHX 107 Booker: 30-4-3, 8-15 FG, 3-6 3P, 11-11 FT Durant: 23-5-4, 9-18 FG Beal: 21 Pts, 3 Stl, 7-16 FG Avdija: 24-8-5, 8-11 FG
Bradley Beal with the game-saving block on Anfernee Simons to end regulation – 12:17 AM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet End of 3Q: POR 86, PHX 80 Booker: 28 Pts, 7-12 FG, 3-5 3P, 11-11 FT Durant: 15-4-4, 6-13 FG Beal: 14 Pts, 3 Stl, 5-12 FG Avdija: 22 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 8-11 FG
Suns outscored 37-25 in 3Q – 11:44 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet Halftime: PHX 55, POR 49 Booker: 17 Pts, 5-9 FG, 2-3 3P Durant: 10 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 4-6 FG Beal: 10 Pts, 2 Stl, 4-10 FG Avdija: 17 Pts, 7-9 FG
Devin Booker is 6 points away from becoming the Suns’ all-time leading scorer – 11:02 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet End of 1Q: PHX 31, POR 31 Booker: 12 Pts, 5-6 FG, 2-2 3P Durant: 8 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 2-2 3P Beal: 7 Pts, 3-4 FG Avdija: 11 Pts, 5-6 FG
Suns close 1Q on 11-3 run – 10:34 PM
Blazers with 3 turnovers in the first quarter after logging 3 in the first 3 quarters on Monday. We’ll see if that + getting out in transition like that Beal lob can get the Suns some momentum. – 10:33 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz NEW: Since many keep asking, why doesn’t the Heat simply take Beal and picks, call it a day and end the Butler saga?
miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia…
An in-depth look at that, with pros and cons and consequences of saying yes or saying no (Miami’s current position on Beal). And more – 5:02 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Some of the latest buzz on the Warriors leading up to the trade deadline. Waiting game could help their leverage as Jimmy Butler, Miami, Phoenix, Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant situation nears its end point, but that’s attached to opportunity risk. nytimes.com/athletic/61094… – 3:51 PM
More on this storyline
“Now, we have the Warriors and Suns discussing the possibility of bringing Kevin Durant back,” said Brian Windhorst on Get Up on Wednesday morning. “I am not going to sit here and even begin to project or guess as to how this will go down. Is it possible Kevin Durant could be traded to the Warriors? Yes. Will it happen? I’m not afraid to say ‘I don’t know.’ “This is potentially a three-, four-, five-team transaction. It could involve like a dozen other players. Because that’s the nature of NBA trades. It could involve Jimmy Butler. It is possible that the Suns could acquire Jimmy Butler, but not for Bradley Beal, but for Kevin Durant. And so after a month of trying to pair them together, they could end up, in an elaborate way, being traded for each other. -via RealGM / February 5, 2025
