{"id":126735,"date":"2025-03-03T15:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T20:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=126735"},"modified":"2025-03-03T15:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T20:09:47","slug":"dallas-mavericks-expressed-interest-jimmy-butler-trade-6x-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/03\/dallas-mavericks-expressed-interest-jimmy-butler-trade-6x-all-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Mavericks ‘Expressed Interest’ in Trade for 6x All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Mavericks<\/a> were one of the most prominent teams at this year’s NBA Trade Deadline. Last month, in a trade that many still cannot wrap their head around, the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic<\/a> to the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. In return, they received Anthony Davis<\/a> and Max Christie<\/a>. While this was easily their biggest move, the Mavericks also traded Quentin Grimes<\/a> to the Philadelphia 76ers for Caleb Martin<\/a>. Furthermore, according to NBA insider Michael Scotto, Dallas also had another blockbuster trade in mind that would have landed them Jimmy Butler<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recently, Scotto reported that the Mavericks “expressed interest” in Butler and Kyle Kuzma<\/a>, then with the Washington Wizards<\/a>. According to Scotto, this consideration was before the team opted to trade Doncic to Los Angeles, though it is unclear if this trade would have changed their plans anyway.<\/p>\n

“Before the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic in a blockbuster deal to acquire Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round draft pick, the team also expressed interest in Jimmy Butler and Kyle Kuzma, league sources told HoopsHype<\/a>,” Scotto wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Furthermore, Scotto named P.J. Washington<\/a> and Daniel Gafford<\/a> as potential trade candidates for Butler.<\/p>\n

“PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford briefly came up in trade talks for Butler, but exploratory discussions didn\u2019t go far, league sources told HoopsHype. At the time, Miami sought starting-caliber players on short-term deals who could help the Heat compete this season while giving them financial flexibility for the future as part of a trade package for the disgruntled Butler.”<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the Miami Heat traded Butler to the Golden State Warriors<\/a> in a five-team deal.<\/p>\n

Dallas Mavericks ‘Expressed Interest’ in Trade for Jimmy Butler<\/h2>\n

Jimmy Butler Has Been a Game-Changer for the Golden State Warriors<\/h3>\n

Since the trade, Butler has appeared in eight games for the Warriors. In those games, they are 7-1. The former Heat star has already made history<\/a> in Golden State and is leaving an impression on his teammates. After the trade, Draymond Green<\/a> called Butler the “missing piece” to the team’s success (subscription required<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis team all year has been kind of like, \u2018Man, we\u2019re right there, but can\u2019t quite get over the hump.\u2019 But there\u2019s a reason that you feel like you\u2019re right there, but can\u2019t quite get over. And the reason I think we all thought we couldn\u2019t quite get over was because there was a missing piece. That piece isn\u2019t missing anymore. That piece is him,\u201d Green said.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, according to ESPN’s Shams Charnia, Butler is taking kindly to Golden State<\/a> as well, saying that he feels that they are “better than any other organization he’s been a part of.”<\/p>\n

\u201cHe does feel like this organization is better than any other organization he\u2019s been a part of. But I\u2019m telling you it\u2019s different this time. I haven\u2019t sensed the same feeling he\u2019s had when he went to Philly, when he went to Miami. This is different for Jimmy Butler going to Golden State. He\u2019s staying late for shootarounds… staying late for practices… spending so much time in the training room, the meal room. He\u2019s going above and beyond to ingratiate himself with the Warriors right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Last Word<\/h3>\n

The Mavericks are currently 32-29 and own the No. 10 seed in the West. After an NBA Finals appearance last year, the Mavericks are now in danger of missing the playoffs completely. It is unclear how much a Butler trade would have helped their push. However, as it stands, it sure seems like they could use a player like him.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Mavericks were one of the most prominent teams at this year’s NBA Trade Deadline. Last month, in a trade that many still cannot wrap their head around, the Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. In return, they received Anthony Davis and Max Christie. While this was easily their biggest move, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":126740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,30,2,62,3,4721],"tags":[142],"class_list":["post-126735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-mavericks","category-featured","category-nba","category-news","category-trade-rumors","tag-jimmy-butler"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126735"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126741,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126735\/revisions\/126741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}