“Before Butler arrived, Green had a standing request of the team’s front office that he deemed vital to their renaissance: Go get another “a–hole,” as one team source described it,” the two wrote. “Another fiery, two-way talent like him who would say what needed to be said at all times and compete on the knife’s edge on both ends of the floor.”

The Golden State Warriors are surging at just the right time, and a lot of that has to do with their latest addition—Jimmy Butler. Since acquiring the six-time All-Star from the Miami Heat, the Warriors have gone 5-1,

Jimmy Butler has averaged 20.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists across his six appearances for the Golden State Warriors so far