{"id":550425,"date":"2026-01-21T05:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/550425\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T05:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:51:20","slug":"mike-dunleavy-warriors-wont-trade-jimmy-butler-after-injury-nbc-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/550425\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Dunleavy, Warriors won\u2019t trade Jimmy Butler after injury \u2013 NBC Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Jimmy Butler’s devastating ACL injury<\/a> sustained Monday night, the Warriors find themselves in a situation similar to one that occurred last season: A key contributor under contract no longer is able to play during a campaign where their NBA title hopes are alive and well.<\/p>\n

Like they did with guard De’Anthony Melton last year, could Golden State move on from Butler with the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline right around the corner?<\/p>\n

“I don’t envision that,” Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy told reporters before Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors at Chase Center.<\/p>\n

In fact, the GM foresees the opposite for Butler, who was once his teammate on the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n

“Now that you brought it up, I guess I’d say what I envision for him is to kind of give us a boost next year the same way he did last year when he arrived,” Dunleavy continued. “At some point during the season, him returning and being the player he’s been. I mean, at his age, what he’s doing this year to have the year he’s had is impressive.<\/p>\n

“I think he’s got a style of game that can play for a long time with his skill, his physicality, his mind for the game. So, I guess my vision for him is him returning at some point between now and this time next year.”<\/p>\n

The Warriors’ early title hopes during the 2024-25 NBA season took a hit when it was determined De’Anthony Melton needed season-ending surgery on his left ACL. Less than a month later, Golden State had traded the defensive-minded guard to the Nets as part of a deal for Dennis Schr\u00f6der, with Brooklyn taking on what remained of Melton’s one-year, $12.8 million contract.<\/p>\n

Melton is back with the Warriors now, and he said earlier this month on “Dubs Talk” that he understood the trade was just “business.”<\/a> The situation wasn’t the same as Butler’s, of course, as Melton was on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n

Butler provided Golden State with an immediate spark when he was acquired at last season’s trade deadline, and he signed a two-year, $112 million contract extension<\/a> with the Warriors upon his arrival.<\/p>\n

It’s clear Dunleavy and the Warriors’ front office are more than comfortable paying Butler what he is due<\/a> as he works his way back from ACL surgery<\/a>, which has yet to be scheduled, after the Warriors star was averaging 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists during the 2025-26 season as Golden State’s second scorer behind Steph Curry.<\/p>\n

“It’s a long road ahead, but it’s a very recoverable injury and we’re optimistic about it,” Dunleavy said. “We hope to get him out here as soon as we can.”<\/p>\n

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