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Jimmy Butler★

Golden State Warriors · #10 · All-Star
SF6'6"230 lbage 3615 yrs expMarquetteHouston, TX
2nd best of 14 on GSWworth +4.5 wins to the rotation
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Elite playmaker & scorer
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Western · Pacific · proj. 50-32 (▲+9.7)
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5× All-NBA6× All-Star5× All-DefensiveMost Improved Player

A two-way wing who plays bigger than his box score, Butler scored a tidy 20 a game on a hyper-efficient 64.6% true shooting while leading the league in foul-drawing and anchoring the perimeter defense. His all-around feel shows in 4.9 assists and 1.4 steals, and at 36 he remains exactly the playoff-hardened connector Golden State traded for.

20
PPG
5.6
RPG
4.9
APG
1.4
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 38MPG 31.1FG% 51.93P% 37.6FT% 86.4TS% 64.6USG% 23.3PER 23.5BPM +5.5VORP 2.3EPM +3.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Playmaking97
Scoring94
Shooting90
Perimeter defense90
Rebounding75
Inside finishing74
Rim protection55

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2011-12 to 2025-26 · 15 seasons
18.4
PPG
5.4
RPG
4.4
APG
907
GAMES
Points 16,658Win Shares 129.4Starts 802Best season 2016-17 · 23.9 ppg
Games played, last three seasons62%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
22nd in career points7th in Win Shares16th in All-Star selections

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 34 → 36
▬Steady

Jimmy, at 36, was as productive as ever when he played, but managed only 38 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (7.5 → 5.5 wins).

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Aging better than the curve — holding his level longer than most.
2026-27 forecast▬ 5.6 wins (+0.1)
Assumes a normal season; he played 38 games last year. Age takes about 1.6 wins off at 37. Range 4.6–6.6 wins.
Production (BPM)+4.6 → +5.5+0.926-27 forecast +3.9
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +4.6 · 60 games2024-25: +4.9 · 55 games2025-26: +5.5 · 38 games2026-27: +3.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)7.5 → 5.5-2.026-27 forecast 5.6
Down because he played 38 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 7.5 · 60 games2024-25: 6.8 · 55 games2025-26: 5.5 · 38 games2026-27: 5.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $22.2M vs $56.8M salary−$34.7M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$56.8M salary2023-24: $42.4M · 60 games2024-25: $35.8M · 55 games2025-26: $20.6M · 38 games2026-27: $22.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $56,832,773 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$56,832,773Guaranteed
26% of the club’s payroll · 2nd of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$22,160,000 /yr
Surplus−$34,672,773
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.