NBA trading deadline – Managers react to Butler, Luka, Ingram, Lakers Deals

After two months of waiting for a resolution, Miami Heat found one for the Jimmy Butler -saga – while the team in Philadelphia played against the 76.

It ensured a strange scene in which players on the bench were informed by the fans about one of the most impressive steps of the NBA trade period while playing and still tried to put the parts together as soon as they emerged from the competition 108-101 Victory.

But the curiosities of the end of this matter were quickly overwhelmed by a noticeable feeling of relief in the visiting changing room. Yes, Butler’s teammates were happy for him, and striker Nikola Jovic had the border of the night when he said: “I’m sad and happy at the same moment. Sad that you won’t see him anymore. But I’m really happy that he got what he wanted.

“This bag (a two-year, 111 million dollar deal) is really great and I’m happy for him.”

The heat was also happy not to answer further questions about the Butler situation. Instead, Miami can concentrate on the group that she gathered, one in which Tyler Herro was transformed into an all-star and is currently sitting at the sixth and last guaranteed playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

This group will add Andrew Wiggins and a top 10-protected first choice in this year’s draft of Golden State. Wiggins with 6-foot-8 has a prototypical small forward size and has shot at least 38% from the 3-point range in four of the last five seasons. In Miami’s starting line -up between Herro and Duncan Robinson on the background and Rookie Kel’el Ware and Bam Adebayo, he sits down in the front. It also gives the heat an additional position size on the wing, which they lacked.

“I like Wiggins in Miami,” said a scout of the Western Conference. “Tyler will allow to be on the ball and gives them a large wing that can shoot. He is not as dominant as Jimmy, but they don’t need it.”

And while the heat and Phoenix Suns briefly discussed the possibility of a exchange about Butler and Kevin Durant, Sources said that Miami was devoted to the framework of a deal that had been discussed more than a week, in discussions with the warriors.

This deal has achieved what the heat has to do when this process started: leave the trading period with plenty of space for the tempting summer 2026 when several stars – including the recently traded Luka Doncic, former defensive player of the year Jaren Jackson Jr. and others – everyone could hit the free agency at the same time.

“To get a first and save money and get out of the biggest headache in the league? That is a victory,” said another West Scout about Miami’s perspective.

The fact that the heat was successfully navigated in this situation and ended up landing a solid return for Butler is a credit for Miami’s ability to stick together through a turbulent situation. Several sources found how difficult it can be to do this while dealing with something that was so complicated in the middle of the season and how they were impressed that the heat was the ability to do.

“From Front Office to coaching employees to owners,” said an East manager, “they are all.”

However, Miami’s unshakable nature was only one of many things that shaped one of the most fascinating NBA trade periods that we have ever seen. Here are a few more after talks with sources to and after the deadline at 3 p.m. ET period on Thursday.