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Today's Linkster #45 · NBA

Jimmy Butler III to Bradley Beal

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, everyone playing the NBA Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Jimmy Butler III to Bradley Beal in as few links as possible. Par was 2, counted through colleges and draft classes, but any shared college, jersey number, team or draft class counted as a move.

The two players

  • Jimmy Butler III (F, 2017–2026) College: Marquette. Teams: Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers. Numbers: #10, #21, #22 and #23. Drafted: 2011.
  • Bradley Beal (G, 2017–2026) College: Florida. Teams: Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards. Numbers: #0 and #3. Drafted: 2012.

Seasons 2017–2026. Jersey numbers and teams only count from seasons in that range.

How it went

20 players solved it on the day. 16 matched par. The winning run was lush's: 2 moves in 0:11.5.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through colleges and draft classes alone it takes 2, which is par:

  1. Jimmy Butler III
  2. Marquette Jae Crowder
  3. 2012 Draft Bradley Beal

No other kind of link made it any shorter.