Jimmy Butler to Warriors: Trade grades, winners and losers from Heat megadeal - ESPN

Jimmy Butler ended his standoff with the Miami Heat with the six-time All-Star forward set to join the Golden State Warriors in a blockbuster four-team trade Wednesday night.

Sources told ESPN's Shams Charania that Butler will head to the Warriors with the Heat acquiring Kyle Anderson, Andrew Wiggins and Golden State's protected 2025 first-round pick. Miami will also acquire P.J. Tucker from the Utah Jazz, who will get Dennis Schroder, while the Detroit Pistons will land Lindy Waters III and Josh Richardson.

The trade ends what had been a stare down between Butler and the Heat and gives the Warriors another star to pair with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green in hopes of getting back into the Western Conference playoffs after missing out in 2024.

Let's grade all sides of this deal and explore what some of the early winners and losers of this deal that could massive leaguewide implications.

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Grades: How the Warriors, Heat fared
West playoff race and other winners, losers

Golden State Warriors get:

F Jimmy Butler

Miami Heat get:

F Kyle Anderson
F P.J. Tucker
F Andrew Wiggins
Protected first-round pick

Detroit Pistons get:

G Lindy Waters III
G Josh Richardson

Utah Jazz get:

G Dennis Schroder

Note: Check back for grades for the Jazz and Pistons.

Golden State Warriors: B-

The stakes for Butler in the Bay are simple: Lift the Warriors out of a fierce battle just to make the play-in tournament and give Stephen Curry another playoff run while he's still performing at an All-Star level.

With Kevin Durant reportedly uninterested in returning to Golden State, Butler was almost certainly the best player the Warriors could have realistically acquired. As I broke down last month, Butler's statistical downturn this