The Miami Heat have agreed to trade six-time All-Star forward Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors, the teams announced on Thursday.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst, the Warriors and Butler have also finalized a two-year, $111 million contract extension, keeping him with the team through the 2026-27 season.

“We’re excited to bring in an elite player like Jimmy Butler,” said Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy in a statement. “Jimmy has consistently performed at the highest level, especially in the postseason, and his two-way skills are a perfect fit for our team. We needed another impact player, and his addition certainly fulfills that need.”

Following the announcement, Butler shared a post on X, featuring lyrics from a song: “Welcome to the Wild West, where the dogs don’t sleep and the sun doesn’t set.”

As part of the trade, the Heat will receive forwards Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, and a top-10 protected 2025 first-round pick from Golden State in a multi-team deal, according to Charania.

This trade marks the end of a turbulent season for Butler and the Heat. Despite being eligible for a two-year, $113 million extension from Miami, according to the AP, the offer was never made.

In his six seasons with Miami, Butler’s most games played in a regular 82-game season were 64 during the 2022–23 season.

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In January, the Heat suspended Butler three times for “a continued pattern of disregard of team rules, engaging in conduct detrimental to the team,” including walking out of a shootaround after reportedly being informed he wouldn’t start and missing a team flight.

Most recently, he was suspended indefinitely on January 27, after last playing on January 21 in a 116-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

This season, Butler played in 25 games, starting all of them, and averaged 17 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game for the Heat.

During his time in Miami, Butler led the Heat to two NBA Finals and three Eastern Conference Finals appearances. Only LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have scored more playoff points in franchise history, and Butler made two All-Star appearances with the team.

This trade marks Butler’s fifth NBA team in his 14-season career, after stints with the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, and Miami. He will wear No. 10 with the Warriors.

The deal was reported just before the NBA trade deadline but became official on Thursday.