Once again, the Utah Jazz are playing facilitator in a blockbuster deal.
After playing a very minor role in the Luka Doncic trade over the weekend, the Jazz are now a small part of another huge deal that involves multiple All-Stars.
The Miami Heat are sending Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors as the centerpiece of a deal that will include Andrew Wiggins going to the Heat as well as a number of other players who will be rerouted and moved around. Once finalized, the trade is expected to include at least five teams, one of which is the Utah Jazz.
League sources have confirmed to the Deseret News that as a part of the deal, the Jazz are sending recently acquired P.J. Tucker to the Miami Heat. The Jazz are receiving Dennis Schröder from the Warriors as well as a 2031 second-round pick. The pick will be the more favorable from either the Heat or Indiana Pacers.
According to reports, the deal has been agreed upon by four teams involved. So far, Golden State is receiving Butler, Miami is getting Wiggins, Kyle Anderson and Tucker, the Detroit Pistons are acquiring Lindy Waters from the Warriors and Josh Richardson from the Heat, and the Jazz are getting Schröder.
There seemed to be a plan in place to reroute Anderson to the Toronto Raptors, but that is reportedly no longer the case.
There are also a number of picks that are moving as a part of the deal. In addition to the future second headed the Jazz’s way, the Warriors are sending the Heat a 2025 first-rounder that is top-10 protected.
The Warriors, who were in Salt Lake City to play the Jazz on Wednesday night, the eve of the NBA trade deadline, closed the locker room to media prior to the game, called the players to the locker room from the court and alerted the team of the transaction that was about to be announced.
According to league sources, the 2031 second-round pick the Jazz are acquiring will be the more favorable between the Heat and the Indiana Pacers. Additionally, Schröder is not expected to play for the Jazz, and is more likely to be rerouted once again.