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Warriors monster four-team Jimmy Butler trade idea lands $149 million two-time Finals MVP

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The Golden State Warriors would land a future Hall of Fame forward in a blockbuster multi-team trade idea.

Warriors monster four-team Jimmy Butler trade idea lands $149 million two-time Finals MVP originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . While most hypothetical trade ideas centered on the Golden State Warriors are fairly straightforward, some have several moving parts.

In other words, multi-team Warriors Mock deals aren’t as uncommon as many think, as there are long-shot scenarios that would require the franchise to get creative. Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale believes that Golden State could pull off a monster four-team Jimmy Butler trade for a two-time NBA Finals MVP. “Win-now is the default so long as Stephen Curry plays at a superhuman level when healthy,” Favale wrote Friday.

"It's a lot harder to prop up urgent aspirations when Jimmy Butler may not return from his torn ACL before the calendar flips to 2027. ” “Kawhi Leonard will always be an availability risk himself, but he's working off a season in which he played 65 games, most of which came at a top-five-player level. Although punting on a lottery pick for a soon-to-be 35-year-old on an expiring contract isn't a no-brainer, this move is far safer than consolidating even more of their future firsts into another addition.

” “Plus, there is a chance Bradley Beal ends up being helpful upon returning from his hip injury. Even after landing Butler, the Warriors needed another scorer who could also handle the ball. Between Beal and Kawhi, they're netting two more.