Despite the fact that he’ll be sidelined for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, and thus unable to help the team out on the floor, the [Golden State Warriors](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/golden-state-warriors) [don’t plan to try to trade](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47677694/warriors-envision-trading-butler-acl-tear) Jimmy Butler for players that could contribute in the present prior to the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 5.
"I don't envision that," Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy said of trying to trade Butler. "Now that you've brought it up, I'd say my vision for him is to give us a boost next year the same way he did last year when he arrived."
But while not open to trading Butler, Dunleavy did say that the Warriors could potentially use some draft capital in order to swing a move prior to the deadline – if the right move presented itself.
"If we're talking about trading draft picks that will be going out when Steph isn't here, it's going to have to be a player that we think we'll be getting back that is going to be here when those picks are going out," Dunleavy said. "That player's going to have to be pretty impactful. It would take a good amount -- positionally, play style, archetype, all that. I would leave it pretty broad and open.
"But if there's a great player to be had, we've got everything in the war chest that we would be willing to use."
_This story will be updated._