The Jimmy Butler trade saga is dominating NBA discourse. The veteran forward has requested a trade out of South Beach and recently earned himself an indefinite suspension. Naturally, the Golden State Warriors have been linked with a potential move to pair Butler with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.

S ince a 12-3 start that has proven to be a heaping haul of fool's gold, the Golden State Warriors have lost two out of every three games over the last two months with a bottom-fi

Butler was informed at shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith in this game, which prompted Butler to walk out of shootaround. From there, the Heat suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.