18+5! Wiggins' debut after trade! Warriors suffer a major blow

Last February, the Warriors sent Wiggins, Schroder, Looney, and a protected first-round pick to the Heat in exchange for Butler.

After one year, Butler finally made his "homecoming," returning to play at the Chase Center for the first time since being traded by the Warriors, even though he was representing the Heat.

Wiggins spent five and a half seasons with the Warriors, during which he helped the team win the 2022 championship and was selected as an All-Star in the 2021-22 season. They shared many great moments together, but the NBA is ultimately a business driven by interests, leaving players with little control.

Giving your all is the greatest sign of respect to a former team.

In the first quarter, Wiggins scored 11 points and grabbed 4 rebounds, finishing the first half with 18 points, helping the Heat stay close at 66-70.

He gets fired up against his old team; before this game, Wiggins was averaging only 15.8 points per game.

In the second half, the Warriors maintained their offensive momentum, overwhelming the Heat, and eventually won decisively 135-112.

The Warriors delivered a near-perfect team performance, with seven players scoring in double digits. Bojanowski led with a game-high 24 points, along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The team shot 24 of 51 from three-point range, an impressive 47% accuracy.

As a human embodiment of 18 points, Wiggins scored 18 in the first half but none in the second,finishing the game 6 of 14 from the field, 2 of 7 from three, and a perfect 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, totaling 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist, with a minus-24 plus-minus, the worst on the court.

Finally, we wish Butler a speedy recovery after he unexpectedly suffered a right knee injury in this game....He previously tore his right knee meniscus in 2018 and sprained his right knee MCL in 2024.

If this key forward is diagnosed with a season-ending injury, the Warriors are destined to come up empty again this year; every team must bow humbly in the face of injuries.

The 36-year-old Butler's current contract runs through the summer of 2027, with a salary of $54.13 million this season and $56.83 million next season.