After days, weeks and months of reported efforts, the Warriors made a big-time splash right before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline.
The NBA world was flipped upside down on Wednesday after Golden State reportedly acquired disgruntled Miami Heat star wing Jimmy Butler in a massive four-team trade that involved the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz -- the latter of which the Warriors were warming up to face when news of the deal broke.
There are as many moving parts in this blockbuster trade as there are hilarious reactions.
Here’s the latest from X, formerly known as Twitter:
A NEW BIG THREE IN THE BAY 🤝
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 6, 2025
Jimmy Butler is a Golden State Warrior 😲 pic.twitter.com/LsQzMOhPg3
This guy broke the Jimmy Butler trade news to the Heat right now 🤣 (via shantsolmaz/IG) pic.twitter.com/wDUb1hICfx
— Overtime (@overtime) February 6, 2025
welcome to the wild wild west 🎶 pic.twitter.com/dTh3njwWeX
— Jimmy Butler (@JimmyButler) February 6, 2025
Golden State Warriors
Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green signed through 2026-27
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) February 6, 2025
That’s the Warriors’ Big Three the next three seasons, including the rest of this season. Jonathan Kuminga will be a restricted free agent this summer
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/KC6vC5Vt2n
— JimmyButlerMuse (@Jimbutlermuse) February 6, 2025
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Got a trade. Y’all happy now? 👀
— Festus Ezeli (@FestusEzeli) February 6, 2025
60 mil a year … never in doubt. pic.twitter.com/K2ee7uXXiV
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) February 6, 2025
Thank you Andrew Wiggins ❤️
— trev (@BayAreaTrev) February 6, 2025
WARRIORS LEGEND pic.twitter.com/KIjhMcqotx
Dennis Schroeder with the Warriors to the Jazz. pic.twitter.com/JltuU8spFM
— 🤝 (@HellaADZ) February 6, 2025
Mully heard the Dubs need an extra body for tonight's game 😂 pic.twitter.com/c4AodbQXVc
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) February 6, 2025
Bay Area Jimmy Butler will feed families
— 🅿️ (@DamianPeeples__) February 6, 2025
After Wiggins came off court following his warmup, an assistant coach, security, Steph Curry all dapped him up on his way back to locker room. In the locker room, couple of players walked over to Wiggins to shake hands with him in locker room. Shortly after, locker room closed. https://t.co/yHh94sCLWy
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) February 6, 2025
They counted you out in Minnesota. They said you lacked heart and grit. When you came here you proved them all wrong. You became an All-Star. You became a defensive menace. Wiggins island had its many victims.
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) February 6, 2025
2022 Finals then came along, with you locking up Tatum, getting… pic.twitter.com/OSQzydFx8F
Andrew Wiggins deserves a roaring ovation next time he’s at Chase Center. They don’t win the ‘22 title without him
— Taylor Wirth (@WirthTM) February 6, 2025
