Moments before Jimmy Butler was handed a Golden State Warriors jersey for the first time, he made clear what his motivation is going forward.

Butler first requested a trade in early January. The Heat suspended him multiple times for conduct detrimental to the team. Miami finally agreed to a deal to move Butler ahead of

The Warriors had one route to relevancy remaining before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline — one last shot to find a second star to pair with Steph Curry for the last few seasons of his career. On Wednesday night, they took it. It took them long enough.