Sources: Warmth full Four-team commerce for Butler
The Miami Warmth accomplished a four-team commerce that permits them to signal All-Star guard Jimmy Butler to a four-year, $142 million contract, league sources advised ESPN on Monday.
The Warmth are sending heart Hassan Whiteside to the Portland Path Blazers, guard Josh Richardson to the Philadelphia 76ers and a protected 2023 first-round decide to the Los Angeles Clippers to safe the salary-cap flexibility to finish the sign-and-trade cope with the 76ers, league sources inform ESPN.
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The Blazers acquired Whiteside for forwards Meyers Leonard and Maurice Harkless, sources mentioned. Harkless and his $11 million expiring contract are headed to the Clippers within the deal, which is the rationale the Clippers had been in a position to extract the protected 2023 first-round decide.
The Clippers nonetheless maintain the max wage area to signal free agent Kawhi Leonard, who they’re pursuing. For the Clippers, Harkless represents a starting-level ahead who can play with Leonard and supply depth behind him.
The Clippers already maintain Miami’s 2021 first-round decide, which was acquired within the Tobias Harris commerce with Philadelphia in February.
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The Dallas Mavericks had curiosity in buying Warmth guard Goran Dragic in a earlier, three-team development of the Butler sign-and-trade, however they “modified course,” Dragic’s agent, Invoice Duffy, advised ESPN.
“In analyzing it, his wage was too excessive primarily based on different issues they’re making an attempt to do,” Duffy advised ESPN.
Dallas has been pursuing perimeter assist in free company, with an emphasis on powerful defenders completed as Three-point shooters.
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne contributed to this report.