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🏀 Hello everyone, but above all to …
Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors
Jimmy Butler had his way – and his money – and the Warriors I have a star. THE Heat sent their dissatisfaction forward to Golden State in a Four team agreement. Here are the details:
- Warriors get: Jimmy Butler
- Heat Get: Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, PJ Tucker, Top-10 Protected 2025 Pick of first round
- Jazz Get: Dennis Schroder
- Pistons Get: Lindy Waters III, Josh Richardson
Shortly after trade, Butler agreed with an extension of $ 111 million over two years With his new team. It was barely reported a few days ago than Butler would not sign an extension with Golden StateWho paused for commercial talks, but apparently he changed his mind.
Now it seems that everyone has obtained what they wanted, given the circumstances.
So now, the Warriors get one more stroke – well, three other shots, really. Butler, Stephen Curry And Draymond Green are all under contract until 2026-2027. Golden State obtained a “B +” in the trade notes of Sam Quinn Because butler “Do warriors really need“And Brad Botkin says this movement gives curry the chance to fight that he deserves.
- Botkin: “Does Butler improve the warriors? No questions. probably is the operating term there. Before Butler, the answer to the question of whether the Warriors were a candidate for the title was Absolutely not. … Curry deserves a chance to compete. Beyond that, nothing can be guaranteed. But he won the irrefutable right to get out of the fighting. And I will tell you this, there are not many players with whom you prefer to go to a basketball fight that the Jimmy qualifiers. “”
In addition, Curry wanted Golden State Avoid a “desperate” professionand James Herbert says the The warriors succeeded.
👍 Honorable mentions
- Before the honors of the NFL tonight, We have given our pricesincluding a very narrow race between Lamar Jackson And Josh Allen For MVP.
- THE Chiefs try to become the first team with a super bowl with three peat, but A player has already done so.
- Christian Gonzalez East excited For Mike Truebel To put the patriots on the right track. Also, could New England Exchange one of his quarter-rear?
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had Another 50 -point game, his third in his last seven games.
- Darius Garland logo for victory !!!
- Remember JJ Redick against Adam Morrison? Patrick Ewing against Chris Mullin? Cooper Flagg against Johni Broome turns into A player of all time in the race at this levelWrites Matt Norlander. The last of Matt Reporting is not missing.
- Speaking of Flagg, the NCAA tournament will have No doubt the best one And-Done class of all time Presentation, David Cobb writes.
- Brian Hartline East be promoted has Ohio State attacking coordinator.
- Florida East hiring Robert Bala As a co-defensive coordinator and coach of the seconds.
- What if university football had professions? Brad Crawford has Four hypothetical offers for 2025 CFP teams.
- THE Astros will retire Billy Wagnernumber.
- THE Twins sign Harrison Bader.
- The day of the national signature, Michigan landed Tack four stars Ty HaywoodAnd Maryland landed four -star Zahir Mathis. Here is our tracker.
- Here are 10 late commitments to watch.
- Ron will rive comes back to Cal in a GM type role.
😖 And not so good morning for …
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Miami’s warmth
So the Jimmy Butler era in Miami is over. For five seasons, it was beautiful. The NBA finals take place in 2020 and 2023 are the fabric of absolute legends.
But the sixth season was a disaster: the team and the star were distant before finally separating. No matter the heat “D +” in Sam’s commercial notes For a disappointing return. It was always going to be disappointing after what recently conspired: Butler’s behavior made things difficult, and Pat Riley did not help by Insist on the fact that he would not exchange Butler.
Instead, what is most disappointing is that the heat ends with desperate sellers, a devastating truth for a franchise that has long proud of its culture. At numerous points, Butler embodied this culture, but in the end, he disturbed it, and it cost Miami a lot.
👎 Not so honorable mentions
- This loss still haunts Patrick Mahomes.
- Terrell Owens think that the referees show “flagrant” leaders favoritism.
- Micah Parsons Don’t think DERRICK Henry would have saved the Cowboys“Hard 2024.
- Josh Jacobs had hard words assess the Packer“Large receptors.
- Brian Kelly denote the contact with Lsu player Greg Brooks Jr.whose family says that Kelly and her staff did not contain Brooks during his battle against cancer.
- Ed Cooley confronted a fan Who, according to Cooley, threatened a Georgetown player.
- Overall, the national day of the signature was calm, and Tom Fornelli said It’s bad for the future of sport.
- NWSL pay $ 5 million in a regulation on the abuse of players.
🏀 NBA trade deadline: Mark Williams, Ingram Brandon, Kyle Kuzma, Khris Middleton while traveling
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Although the butler agreement is the headliner, it was far from the only movement on Wednesday. In fact, we had two end -of -evening specials: Mark Williams East was moving towards THE Lakers And Ingram Brandon East go towards THE Raptors.
Let’s start with the last big movement of the Lakers:
- Lakers get: Mark Williams
- Hornets Get: Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, 2030 swap first round, choice of first round unprotected in 2031
Los Angeles I have the great man they desperately needed After Luka Dovantic-Anthony Davis Stunner and paid him a high price. If you don’t know Williams because the Hornets stinks, it’s time to introduce yourself. He has an average of double (15.6 points, 9.6 rebounds) while blocking one shot per game. He is the great man perfect to associate with Dononic: a threat of a versatile mobile lob, and he is only 23 years old. Oh yeah, and the Lakers also have a guy named LeBron JamesAlso.
Lakers have absolutely crushed the deadline for trade In short and long terms, writes Brad.
- Botkin: “Now, just in time for LeBron to withdraw, Luka Doncic comes across their knees. And if that was not enough, they had enough recovery capital of Luka Heist to land Mark Williams, who is not going to be a name for many occasional fans have heard a lot about it, but it is An absolute flight Who fills the only hole that the Lakers had left and profiles as the exact type of Dononic de Doncic to the threat of lob. “”
Here is SAM’s trade notes.
It came shortly after the Ingram agreement, which is as follows:
- Raptors Get: Brandon Ingram
- Pelicans Get: Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk, first round Pick Protected 2026 (via Pacers), second round choice
Ingram, 27, has been absent since early December with an ankle injury, and injuries as a whole were a problem. But the guy can really score – more than 20 points per game in each of his six years in New Orleans – and simply was not in good shape alongside Zion Williamsonwho also had major injury problems.
It is far from perfect in both directions (I prefer the side of the raptors, assuming that they re-signs this offseason), so the teams has won similar brands in Sam’s trade notes.
Earlier in the day, the Deer acquired Kyle Kuzma of Wizardssend Khrisis Medleton in Washington. The Knicks were Also involved. Here are all the details:
- Bucks Get: Kyle Kuzma, Patrick Baldwin Jr., Jericho Sims, 2025 Choice of second round, Draft Rights to Mathias Lessort
- Wizards Get: Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, 2028 Pick Swap
- Knicks Get: Delon Wright, Hugo Besson’s rights project, cash
Middleton had been with Milwaukee since 2013, made three star games and, above all, was wonderful in the Bucks 2021 championship race. However, the injuries have tormented it since. These problems, combined with this helping the financial flexibility of the Bucks, led to his eviction. However, Jack Maloney commercial grades Were not too nice for Milwaukee.
Here is more for the deadline:
⚾ Pete Alonso returns to the food
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Pete Alonso Don’t go anywhere. THE Put“ The first goal player accepted a $ 54 million agreement over two years To stay with the only MLB team he has ever known.
- Alonso, 29, will win $ 30 million in the first year and has an opt-out after that.
- He is a quadruple champion of the All Star derby and twice in six years with the dishes.
- His 226 career circuits are third in the history of the franchise. He will pass Darryl StrawberryThe record of (252) this season if he maintains his career pace: he has struck 34 circuits with each full season of the Bigs.
RJ Anderson ranked Alonso Free agent n ° 11 in the class.
📺 What we look at Thursday
🏀 N ° 5 Uconn at n ° 19 Tennessee (W)6.30 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 N ° 18 Maryland in Ohio State (M)7 p.m. on FS1
🏀 Mavericks at Celtics7:30 p.m. on TNT / TRUTV
🏀 Stanford at n ° 3 Notre Dame (W)8:30 p.m. on ESPN
🏈 NFL honors9 p.m. on the Fox / NFL network
🏀 Warriors at Lakers10 p.m. on TNT / TRUTV
