Spotify | YouTube Vincent Goodwill and Amin Elhassan break down why Kevin Durant significantly impacted Jimmy Butler being traded to the Golden State Warriors and how the relationship with Durant and the Phoenix Suns is now fractured.

The Golden State Warriors set their sights on Kevin Durant before pivoting to a deal with the Miami Heat for Jimmy Butler, according to ESPN's Shams

Jimmy Butler got what he wanted and is now a Golden State Warrior. Barring something out of left field, Kevin Durant will remain a Phoenix Sun after today's trade deadline passes. But it almost shook out way differently, as Brian Windhorst shared on Thursday's Get Up in the wake of Butler's trade.