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Brandin Podziemski has received more opportunity as the team’s backup point guard once again — he and Butler have developed an incredible level of chemistry in a short period of time, with the second-year guard averaging five points per 100 possessions more with Butler on the squad.

After a long saga, the Miami Heat finally traded Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors ahead of the trade deadline. Since then, the Marquette alum signed a two-year, $111 million contract extension.