Warriors' Jimmy Butler Breaks Silence on Pre-Trade Rumors He 'Wasn't Interested'
Find out what Jimmy Butler has to say about the pre-trade rumors he wasn't interested in signing long-term with the Golden State Warriors.
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Jimmy Butler of the Golden State Warriors looks on against the Chicago Bulls.
The Golden State WarriorsāJimmy Butler partnership is off to a rock-solid start, winning five of their first six games together.
But such a union was unthinkable to come to fruition three days before the Feb. 6 trade deadline arrived. The Warriorsā top choice was a reunion with Kevin Durant. Butlerās reported preferred destination was the Phoenix Suns.
Butler did not deny this when The Athletic asked him about it.
On Feb. 3, amid all the chaos and acrimony that came with his messy exit from Miami,Ā an ESPN report indicated Butler wasnāt interestedĀ in signing a contract extension with the Warriors if they traded for him. It was, at first glance, the kind of public messaging from a player typically meant to scare off an unwelcome suitor.
Yet three weeks later, as Butler sat so content at his locker following Friday nightās win at Sacramento, he sidestepped a question about that subplot in the most self-assured of ways.
āHonestly ā in the most humble way possible ā Iām a good fit everywhere,ā said Butler, who is averaging 20.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals so far with Golden State. āI am because Iām going to play basketball the right way. Iām going to play my game. A lot of people here shoot a ton of 3s. You donāt see me out there shooting a ton of 3s.
āIām going to do what I do because what I do helps teams win. Iām gonna guard, gonna get some steals, get to the free-throw line, and Iām gonna hit the open guy 10 out of 10 times. And I think thatās why it works here. The only thing (about his new situation) is wanting to be wanted. Iām wanted here. Iām good with that. And this is where I want to be. Real sā.ā
Warriors Top Exec Denies Jimmy Butler RumorsKirk Lacob, the Warriorsā executive vice president of basketball operations, denied the Warriors were not focused on Butler as The Athletic initially reported because of his previous exorbitant trade cost and concerns about his locker room fit.
āWell, the great news is about whatās going on in the media is that itās not always right,ā Lacob saidĀ on 95.7 The Gameās āSteiny and Guruā on Feb. 12. ā No offense to (the media), but thereās stuff out there all the time thatās not right, we let it be. Jimmy is someone weāve been focused on for a long time. Weāre really excited about him. Heās an absolute killer.ā
Butler has injected confidence into the Warriors, whose playoff hopes were slowly fading away before the trade. His addition, which addressed their need for interior presence to complement Stephen Curryās outside shooting, has pushed the Warriors back into the play-in group in the West.
At 30-27, the Warriors are just 1.5 games back of the sixth-seed Los Angeles ClippersĀ (31-25).
Jimmy Butlerās Pre-Draft InterviewKirk, son of Warriors owner Joe Lacob, revealed that Butler was already on his radar as early as 2011.
āI really loved Butler since his pre-draft interview back in the day,ā the younger Lacob continued. āWe interviewed him and heās one of the best pre-draft interviews Iāve ever been a part of. [I] walked away from that and I was like, āI donāt know how good this guy gonna be, but heās gonna definitely make it and Iām gonna root for him.'ā
The Warriors drafted Klay Thompson with the 11th overall selection in 2011 while Butler went to the Chicago Bulls at No. 30, the last pick of the first round.
āTo see where his career has gone, heās such a winner and he fits our culture so well and our style of play,ā Kirk Lacob said of Butler. āSo we are extremely excited to have him.ā
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