While not perhaps not the classic case of paying to make a problem go away, that ultimately proved to be part of the reality for the Miami Heat with Jimmy Butler at last week’s NBA trading

Now, the Heat and its young core moves forward in the wake of last week’s Butler trade. After taking on the Thunder in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, the Heat closes its pre-All-Star break schedule on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center (8:30 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Sun).

The mercurial star goes to Golden State — and agrees to a contract extension — to form a veteran core with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.

Jimmy Butler got what he wanted. He’s being traded out of Miami and got a new contract in the process. The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.

Six-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler has already impressed his new Golden State Warriors championship teammates and head coach, per ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk. Read More: Golden State Warriors Acquiring Jimmy Butler in Blockbuster Trade with Miami Heat Four-time All-Star power forward/center Draymond Green,

The Warriors, after having their 24-point lead trimmed to two, held off the Rockets to head into the NBA All-Star break having gone 3-1 with Butler, who is already pa

It took all of two games for Jimmy Butler to go from a team-killing pariah to a celebrated ceiling raiser in the eyes of the Warriors. All-Star Steph Curry, head coach Steve Kerr and young forward Jonathan Kuminga all offered some high praise to Golden State’s blockbuster trade acquisition after road wins on Saturday and Monday.

Jimmy Butler has played four games with the Golden State Warriors after the trade deadline deal that ended the disgruntled star's saga with the Miami Heat. Since Butler's arrival, Golden State has won three of four games,

The Golden State Warriors shed all the “passive” allegations prior to the trade deadline and made a blockbuster trade for Jimmy Butler. Butler may be 35 years of age, but he has a long track record of being an excellent postseason performer,