Jimmy Butler gets his wish: Fantasy Fallout for Warriors, Heat, Pistons, Jazz

At last, the Jimmy Butler saga ended Wednesday night. The six times all-star were marketed in the Warriors and agreed to an extent of two years of $ 121 million, receiving the day of payment that Miami could not secure. Ultimately, trade included four teams, with Detroit and Utah joining the fold to acquire unlikely players to affect fantasy basketball.

Golden State sent Kyle Anderson, Andrew Wiggins, and a protected selection from 2025 to Miami, Lindy Waters III A Detroit and Dennis Schroder in Utah. The heat exchanged Josh Richardson on the pistons, while jazz sent PJ Tucker to Miami. Golden State is doing a great swing by adding Butler to the mixture, hoping that it can be combined with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green to push the team not only to the playoffs, but also to containment. Let’s see how this trade will affect fantasy basketball.

Golden State receives: Jimmy Butler

For all the problems that accelerated Miami’s Butler’s exit, it is the jewel of the crown of this agreement. It can be an excellent fantasy asset when it is healthy and motivated, even with the lack of 3 -point features. And with the Sharphooters currently on the Warriors list, led by Stephen Curry, there will be coverage for lack of production in this category. In 25 games this season, he has promised 17.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.1 robberies, 0.4 blocks and 0.5 points in 30.6 minutes, shooting 54.0% of Field and 80.1% of the free kick. This production was good for the value of the fifth round in 9 cats formats and the value of the 7th round in 8 CAT (Butler promised 1.2 changes per game).

When the matches are ready and they become half -track matters, especially in the post -season, Butler can obtain punctuation opportunities for their team, either working outside the middle range for their shot or creating an aspect For someone else. After receiving the day of payment he was looking for, Butler should be much more productive than he was with the heat this season. When you are in your game, you have the first 25 fantasy potentials.

As for the list that is united, Curry’s value should keep, if not slightly increasing, due to Butler’s play capacity. Finding features in this list has been slightly more complicated than some planned, with Curry’s percentages of the field (43.4%) and three (39.3%) decreasing compared to their 2023-24 numbers. As a result, he is promoting four points per game less than last season (22.4, less than 26.4). Sharing the court with a creator (butler) that defenses must respect because of their punctuation can help open some things for Curry.

The Warriors player who probably has the most significant success in the short term is Brandin Podziemski, who began Wednesday’s loss in Utah and recorded a line of 29 points, six rebounds, four assists, a robbery and three three points in 40 minutes. The second year’s guard put 18 shots from the field and was the 10 of 13 of the free kick. Although he remained a headline about Buddy Held, this use would be a significant success. And with HILD it is the option of capture and higher skill, it may be best suited as a starter next to Butler than Podziemski. Nor wing has offered reliable ghost value, but Podziemski is in 53% of Yahoo leagues and 29% of Yahoo.

Once healthy, Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) should be a factor as part of the Warrior Bank Unit. He had an average of 26.0 minutes per game and this number should not be too difficult for him, even with Butler in the fold. They offer different skills sets and Kuminga’s ability as a finisher can allow him to benefit from sharing the court with the new warrior. However, it was ranked outside the first 200 formats of 8 cats and it is unlikely that this value will change a lot from the bench. From what he contributes to the table, Kuminga has been more valuable for warriors than for fantasy managers, but is 77% of Yahoo leagues.

Miami receives: Kyle Anderson, Andrew Wiggins, PJ Tucker, and a protected selection of the first round of 2025

In terms of fantasy basketball, Wiggins is the player who will have the most significant impact on the heat. After fighting most of last season, he has offered the value of the best 100 in 9 -cat formats while sitting outside this threshold in 8 CAT. In 43 games, Wiggins had an average of 17.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 robberies, 0.8 blocks and 2.2 3 points in 30.1 minutes, shooting 44, 4% of the field and 77.7% of the free kick. Miami wanted to add a two -way player who can contribute now and Wiggins fits the mold. But who comes out of the starting line? Haywood Highsmith or Duncan Robinson should be the answer and, given the defensive capacity of Wiggins, the first may be the most likely option to move to the bench.

Both players offer limited fantasy value as a starter, and Robinson is the most productive offensive option. 13% of Yahoo leagues has been classified and this percentage should not change much after this trade. As for Highsmith, he is the superior defender, but his defensive statistics have not been good enough to make him a player worth doing. It is available at 98% of Yahoo leagues, and this is with him starting with the last six Miami games. Fantasy managers concerned about the potential impact on Ware or Nikola Jovic should be quiet; Both have played well enough to remain key members of the heat rotation, with the first firmly rooted as a starter. Jaime Jaquez Jr. It has not been as valuable as recently, but it will continue to provide depth on the bench.

The additions of Anderson and Tucker are unlikely to affect fantasy basketball. A piece of rotation with the Warriors, according to Anderson he went to Toronto in this agreement before the part of the trade would fall. The heat will keep it for the moment, but it can change long before the deadline of 15 hours. As for Tucker, he is familiar with, as he spent the 2021-22 season in Miami in a team that reached the Eastern Conference Finals. However, he did not play a game this season, with the clippers sending him to Utah over the weekend. Although the 3 -point defense and corner shot can be valuable for a playoff team, Tucker does not affect fantasy basketball.

He receives Detroit: Lindy Waters III, Josh Richardson

The Waters offered a minimum fantasy value with the Warriors, and Richardson has not appeared in a game since November 18 due to a recurring heel problem. Given that the pistons remain on their current line, it will be difficult for any of the players to do enough to deserve to be in fantasy leagues. In addition to the current headlines Tim Hardaway Jr., Tobias Harris, and Ausi Thompson, Malik Beasley, Ronald Holland II and Simone Fontecchio are playing minutes of rotation on the bench. The rotation is already full of people, so it adds water or Richardson to the mixture seems unlikely. The two players are in less than 1% of Yahoo leagues, and this trade will not change this.

Utah receives: Dennis Schroder

Schroder was marketed for the second time this season, as his Brooklyn move to Golden State did not have the desired effect. And, surprisingly, it was reported early on Thursday morning by Marc J. Spears that jazz has no intention of maintaining the veteran dotted guard. With jazz focused on developing/evaluating Isaiah Collier and Keyonte George, there is no reason to add a veteran who became a few minutes away from these two young guards. Schroder’s question is where it will end and will be with a team where he will play a credible minutes of rotation? If so, it may be that it can provide a late value, but this is not true. Schroder went to be a player who cannot qualify for most leagues while with the warriors; Wednesday trade means that there are still less reasons to deal with it.