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Golden State Not All Smiles After Blockbuster Jimmy Butler Trade

The deal sent four Warriors packing and left the team with 10 players to face the Utah Jazz. But Coach Kerr likes the acquisition.
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Golden State Not All Smiles After Blockbuster Jimmy Butler Trade
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is introduced before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Jan. 1 in Miami. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo
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Jimmy Butler going to the Golden State Warriors via trade didn’t bring elation to the team’s locker room on Wednesday.

That’s because someone had to go—four players in all. Golden State sent Andrew Wiggins to the Miami Heat as part of a four-team trade for Butler. The Heat also acquired Kyle Anderson and a protected 2025 first-round draft pick from the Warriors, and the Heat also landed P.J. Tucker from the Utah Jazz.
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