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Why the Warriors traded Andrew Wiggins for the Heat’s Jimmy Butler

The Golden State Warriors traded Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schröder, Kyle Anderson, Lindy Waters III, and a top-10 protected first-round pick on Wednesday in exchange for Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler.

It was a big move, obviously. And it was a controversial move, as well. Perhaps not controversial enough to get Joe Lacob booed out of the arena as he was following the Monta Ellis/Andrew Bogut trade (though hopefully the end result is the same), but controversial nonetheless.

Wiggins was a very popular player among Warriors fans, and gained immortality through his elite 2022 NBA Finals performance.