the Golden State Warriors are 5- one since the Jimmy Butler trade and are suddenly getting buzzed as a very real NBA championship Contender despite currently sitting at 9th in the Western Conference how is that possible well the western conference is extremely close golden state is just one game back of the six seed but more importantly Jimmy Butler has not only been incredible for Golden State himself Steph Curry has gain New Life playing with Jimmy before the Jimmy Butler trade Steph was averaging 22. 7 points per game on 43. 1% shooting and some were even questioning his All-Star status in the six games he has played with Jimmy Butler Steph is averaging 29 points per game on 49.
1% shooting as Jimmy has changed everything for the Warriors and we know one thing after the 2022 finals never count out a locked in Steph Curry but is this Jimmy Butler fit really good enough to launch the Warriors back into title contention what's up Mike here and we need to watch the moment here is PJ Washington feeling himself hitting the night night celebration twice in a game on December 15th this year when Luca doic had 45 points 13 assists and 11 rebounds in a Mavericks win now without Luca on this roster here is Steph Curry recently getting PJ Washington into an ISO situation in the third quarter when now Butler's not on the floor right now as Curry hits backto back triples and he wasn't wrong to do so as after this third quarter step St not only already had 30 points he sat the entire fourth quarter in a comfortable Golden State Warriors win as we would watch Drymond on the bench play this a little more safe in the fourth quarter hitting the same night night celebration but looking at Steph's confidence looking at the Golden State Warriors energy we could tell this is a team that has been given a new fire before Jimmy Butler I think we can all agree the warriors were not only just a long shot to win the championship they almost had no chance the r was just not clicking in the way they wanted to but since this trade everyone has been playing at new levels but remember Jimmy Smit was called into question when this trade was made so why is it working so well Jimmy resembles one of the absolute keys to the warrior success in the past the play of Andre Iguodala Andre Iguodala was a constant in the Warriors first run of championships while Andrew Wiggins did provide valuable contributions for recent Warriors teams Wiggins wasn't the playmaker that Iggy was Wiggins was not a legitimate Defensive Player of the Year candidate and to put it nicely Andrew Wiggins in the past has been described as passive Jimmy Butler has now jumped onto this Golden State Warriors roster as a new age version of the Andre Iguodala role Jimmy is an incredible playmaker he's a defensive Menace he also adds a scoring presence that the Warriors desperately needed and Jimmy Butler is a dog in his six games with the Warriors so far the Warriors have outscored teams by 14. 3 points points per 100 possessions when Jimmy is on the court and they've been outscored by4 points per 100 possessions when he sits let's remember Jimmy just got here Luca has struggled early on with the Lakers and we've all given him Grace because we do know it takes time to adjust to a new team you have a new playbook you have new teammates you have a new coach hasn't mattered for Jimmy Butler he has seamlessly fit in immediately he has given the Warriors so many options on offense teams are finding it incredibly difficult to double Step at step Curry range because Jimmy has become the ultimate Escape valve throw a double at Steph watch as Jimmy catches the ball near the top of the key and then turn towards the basket and make the right play seemingly every time he's either driving strong to the basket where he is scoring himself or he is finding a wideopen shooter or Cutter for an easy look how does he make this team different than what they were before using him as a decoy while also utilizing his skill set which is post-ups mid-range adding Jimmy to the fold covers up a lot of your defensive uh liabilities Butler brings that Championship um mentality now Drymond has thrived in this exact role in the past both Jimmy and Drymond are great pick and roll partners for Steph in this exact same scenario as well as both Jimmy and Drymond can playmake but Jimmy has given Golden State something new Elite scoring in this role with Steph creating so much gravity as he is just a threat from anywhere suddenly Jimmy has found himself with more wide openen space than he seemingly has ever had before and he is dominating in this role averaging 9. 2 free throw attempts a game up from 6.
4 attempts in Miami when he just did not have any Joy playing basketball Jimmy has also accepted being the number two option right away with zero problems and is producing as an elite elite number two guy averaging 20 points 5. 5 assists and 5. 7 rebounds per game while also squashing The Narrative that he would not be able to swallow his ego and be a number two option but that's what we were told at first that that might be a problem we were also told that Jimmy and Drymond Green might never fit together except the mutual respect between Jimmy and Drymond has been clear and apparent Drymond is so impressed by Jimmy that he is actually guaranteed winning the NBA Championship since the butler trade I'm sorry I said I think we're going to win a championship but I lie we are going to win the championship you're an alpha Jimmy's an alpha what was that energy like when it first came in the locker room Alpha's never f the need to show another Alpha that you're an alpha there's a tremendous level of respect there I'm going to follow Jimmy Butler I'm going to follow Steph Curry and we're going to follow those two guys right to a championship why is Drymond so confident well this comes down to the level of respect he has for Jimmy Butler watch here as Jimmy draws up a play for the Warriors a bold move for anyone to do on a new team especially a Dynasty made team but listen to how Drymond reacts to this in that moment Jimmy is drawing up uh show sh us displ to talk basketball with somebody that know the basketball game like Jimmy and listen and learn from somebody who know the game like Jimmy it's music to my ears him overc communicating the way he does Drymond in the past has only given certain teammates this type of respect on the current roster before this trade I think their names would be Steph Curry and that is it now we have Drymond saying he is learning from Jimmy Butler how did this Instant Respect happen well Jimmy Butler is a smart teammate and a Savvy man he gave respect to Drymond Green right away first saying I mean he's telling me what he sees and I'm telling him what what I see I'm grateful he's showing me the way and I'm I'm very thankful for Drymond Drymond Green has had problems with many people he has never had a problem with Steph Curry because of how much he respects Steph if you respect these videos it would be awesome if you subscribed and turn on post notifications only if you enjoy them continuing on that is what is happening with Drymond and Jimmy Butler the respect between the two is there and no one can deny that they are both insane competitors when tapped incorrectly this energy this level of insane competition makes both Jimmy and Drymond the ultimate teammate to have by your side in the playoffs because we also have to note it is not just Steph Curry who is playing better with Jimmy pods is averaging way better numbers with 14.
8 points 6. 2 rebounds four assists and two steals per game and we could see it on P's face he couldn't finish there now Butler down Court psky Corner three got it Corner three this team's playing with a lot of confidence the beauty of an i a guy with a high IQ is you can put him in any system and you know he's going to figure it out I think it's just been great you know both on and off the floor with me and Jimmy and let's keep in mind here Jonathan kaminga has now emerged as a wild card and he has not played since January 4th for the season Jonathan kaminga is averaging 16. 8 points per game golden state is going to need every player on this roster to step up if they are seriously going to be competing with teams such as the Thunder when the NBA Playoffs roll around but we know that the Warriors have something almost no other contender in the Western Conference has Championship experience and we know that playoff Jimmy Butler is very real he was the guy by far in 2020 and 2023 both of the Miami Heats NBA Finals losing runs and notably in 2023 playing against Giannis and the Bucks Jimmy led the eighth seat of heat to a five-game series win squashing the Bucks Championship aspirations as Jimmy averaged 37.
6 points per game in this series only adding to the rumors that he is in some way related to Michael Jordan he was constantly playing teams that were better top to bottom than his but now he has Steph Curry and Drymond Green who are not only four-time NBA champions but also let's go back in time here to the 2022 season on March 30th of 2022 the warriors were just 48 and 29 they had just lost four straight games and Klay Thompson was coming back from another big injury it was actually considered an upset when the Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round of the playoffs and in the NBA Finals he averaged 31. 2 points six rebounds five assists and two steals per game with a true shooting percentage of 62.
