just to get an opportunity to play with greatness be a part of that and more than anything I get to play basketball I've been without a job for so long I'm back to hooping again like this isn't to me a honeymoon this this just feels different you know exactly what you get with Jimmy Butler he has created a lot of things free throws made they'll be better defensively better in the half court offense and Steve Kerr five and one since he arrived before the trade deadline Jimmy Butler was getting suspended every week in Miami and had shut down every single trade that was sent Miami's way if it wasn't from the Phoenix Suns now Jimmy Butler is absolutely shining as a member of the Golden State Warriors and has completely boosted them from a playin team to True title contenders the warriors were missing something before and since the trade Jimmy Butler has given them everything that they had lacked and more and I don't see that changing anytime soon so before we get to the content we started a brand new baseball Channel called uni Diamond talk we're giving away 10 copies of MLB the Show 25 to subscribe that turns on their notifications on that channel I'm going to leave a link to it in the description down below and now that we get all that out of the way cu the [Music] [Music] intro we've been on an amazing streak on prize picks making $400 off of our last three picks which proves that my data analysis model Works sign up for priz using my promo code microphone to get $50 when you make a play of $5 and follow my Instagram at theflightmike to see my plays I also give away additional plays on Warriors Jimmy Butler is averaging 18 points six rebounds 5. 4 assists and a steel and a half per game now I know what you're thinking on paper those numbers don't jump out at you 18 points per game is still below average compared to Jimmy's numbers in Miami pre 2025 but his impact is measured on a much deeper level for starters there have been multiple games where Jimmy hasn't played all four quarters including absolute beatings out of the Dallas Mavericks and the Charlotte Hornets where he didn't have to do anything in back-to-back games so his statistics have been affected by that but stats don't tell the whole story with Jimmy the reason why he's been able to sit out fourth quarters due to blowouts is because of the pure high IQ basketball he's given the Golden State Warriors and just how well he fits on this team it's no secret how good step Curry is but even with Andrew Wiggins averaging 17 points per game alongside him before the trade he was alone on offense he would Dr tons of attention but nobody else on the team knew what to do about that other than Drymond Green and Drymond has never really been a scorer but since Jimmy Butler has come along we've seen what it looks like to put three basketball Geniuses together and it's absolute magic Jimmy just works so well off of the Steph Curry Drymond Green Duo and you might be wondering how well take a look at this play for example the play starts with the Steph Curry inbound and while the ball makes its way around the perimeter to Drymond Jimmy is setting an off ball screen for Steph forcing a switch while Curry cuts to the basket and leaving Jimmy Butler with the underneath position on Max Christie giving him a wide open Lan to the basket for an easy dunk off of a Drymond Green dish this is just perfect timing between three guys who know everything there is to know about the game of basketball and it is truly beautiful to watch Jimmy Baler finds his spots better than anybody in the league and he simply just brings a different level of Hoops to Golden State he's even calling plays on the sideline which I never saw him do in places like Philly or Miami let alone within a few weeks of getting traded to a new destination but this isn't even the main way that Jimmy Butler affects the team this is the most important stat to me before Jimmy Butler got there the warriors were minus 90 when Stephen Curry was off the floor with Jimmy Butler's arrival in the last few weeks the Warriors are plus 30 that alone makes this trade a massive win for years since Kevin Duran decided to make the brilliant decision to leave the Golden State Warriors to sign with the Brooklyn Nets the Golden State Warriors have had one huge problem and that's the minutes where Steph Curry is on the bench now I know what you're saying in the comments right now but Mike the Golden State Warriors won a championship 3 years ago without Kevin Durant how have they had a problem well that year was certainly an outlier that year was the breakout of Jordan pool as a super sixth man who almost averaged 20 a game and literally almost went 50 40 and 90 during their playoff run on top of Andrew Wiggins having the best year of his career so they didn't struggle as much without Curry on the court but other than that they've been a well below average team when Steph gets a break take this season for example when Steph Curry's on the court this year the Golden State Warriors have an offensive rating of 119 when he's off of the Court the Golden State Warriors have an offensive rating of 107 and that's including the seven game sample that we're using of Jimmy Butler so those numbers could be much worse I mean since Jimmy has joined the team the dubs have an offensive rating of 123. 7 which would be number one in the entire NBA over a full season this isn't just because Jimmy buckets has shown up though the main reason reason this offense has been so dynamic as of late is because Jimmy Butler knows how to get to the free throw line better than almost anybody in the game of basketball even after a quiet game against the Charlotte Hornets Jimmy is averaging a whopping eight free throws per game as a Golden State Warrior and he's making 87.
5% of them that's over seven points per game just from free throws golden state has never had somebody who can impact the game from the line as much as Jimmy Butler does to start his tenure he was literally averaging more free throws made per game as a warrior than anybody in franchise history and the significance of that is anybody in franchise history includes a man by the name of Will Chamberlain that is insanity Jimmy has always been a monster at both getting to the free throw line and cashing out those opportunities but I don't think it's impacted a team he's been on more than how it's impacting Golden State he's running around all the damn time when you have a guy that can get to the free throw line as frequently as Jimmy Butler who's second in the usage rate on the team what happens then is you're giving him a break Stephen A Smith put it perfectly Steph Curry has been carrying this team on his back running around all game without any real opportunity to rest on the court but now with Jimmy Butler getting to the line as much as he is a 36-year-old Stephen Curry can rest without having to step off of the court and the numbers are complete evidence of that since Jimmy has come along Steph is averaging 27 points and 5. 7 assists per game on 48.
