Jimmy Butler Rumors

They refused to discuss trading away Butler in February, league sources say, even after Butler was lost for the season to a torn ACL. Yet the inescapable reality for the proud Warriors is that they've missed the playoffs entirely in two of the past three seasons and now find themselves at their most daunting crossroads in years. Beyond Kerr's uncertain future and the very real prospect that the Warriors might need to hire a new coach for the first time since the 2014 offseason, they have no obvious roster pathway toward competing with the likes of Oklahoma City and San Antonio (or even Denver and Minnesota) next season.

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Antony Slater: One of the main things within this that has been told to me by multiple people that is the injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody shifted that even more with an understanding of your starting wings are going to miss at least half maybe more of next season. Tim Bontemps: If you're being charitable, Jimmy Butler will be back in probably around January 1st, right? That's an accelerated timeline. Now, look, Jimmy's crazy. If you tell me he comes back sooner, sure, but like you're also talking about a guy who's past 35 now, coming back from a torn ACL, right? Draymond Green's a year older, Steph Curry's a year older. We just saw Steph Curry hobbling through this game Friday night in Phoenix, like not able to really move by the end of it. I was going to have a summer to get himself healthy now, but that is the reasonable thing to think about a team led by a trio of guys who are on the wrong side of the age curve. And with Jimmy and Steph and Draymond on the books, I want to say that's 80% of the salary cap in three guys. It's not like they can go out and snap their fingers and just add players either.

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Draymond Green: With Jimmy Butler getting hurt, it’s really thrown a monkey wrench into things. Now it’s like, what is the run? What is the timetable on things? — I look at it through the same lens you all look at it. It’s like man, how does it workout? That’s where I think things are so uncertain. There’s so many uncertainty to where we had this 3 year window and now, I don’t know…. We’ve never been in this position but feels like we’ll be in a position where you don’t get the time to see things play out. What happens with the 3 year run now? Who knows. We shall see.

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Well, it was his Warriors teammate, the one and only Steph Curry, who got Butler this time. Back when the sharpshooter entered his own sneaker free agency and had the entire league wondering what kicks he’d be rocking on any given night, Curry stunned Butler when wearing a pair from his signature line with Li-Ning during a game. “I think the first time I wore a shoe other than my own in an actual game, which was the [Li-Ning Jimmy Butler JB4 “Dark Knight”],” Curry said on his YouTube channel when asked about which pair of sneakers he wore that surprised people the most. “Those, even my own teammates, nobody knew I was actually going to wear another shoe outside of mine until literally right when we went to the starting lineups, and we were in the circle. “We do like this little dance, and everybody's getting hype, and then (ex-Golden State fan favorite Buddy Hield) pointed down and is like, ‘Oh, look at–,’ and then Jimmy looked down; he lost his mind because he didn't even know, because everybody's kind of in their own mode, getting ready for the game. I'll remember that moment for the rest of my life, just because it was kind of from a teammate-to-teammate perspective of being able to show love."

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Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr: “Jimmy’s injury changed everything.”

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Butler believes he will return at some point next season but doesn’t know exactly when. Since before February’s trade deadline, the Warriors, according to a league source, have made it clear to Butler that he is part of their plans. But as the summer plays out, that will likely be tested as the Warriors try to improve their roster. Are they willing to wait for Butler’s rehab? Do they trust he will be close to the same player whenever he returns?

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NBA‬: 👀 Peso Pluma & Jimmy Butler link up in Inglewood!

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Jonah Dylan: Taj Gibson says Cedric Coward reminds him of a “young Jimmy (Butler).” “Had the same haircut. So eager to play.” And he’s also got a Bulls player comp for Cam Spencer: Kirk Hinrich.

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Anthony Slater: Jimmy Butler is with the Warriors in Los Angeles. Just popped out during Steph Curry’s warmup. Moving gingerly but he’s off crutches.

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Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr on Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody, his two starting wings facing lengthy knee rehabs: “Hopefully those guys will be back next season, midseason or so.”

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What have these last five weeks been like for you? Jimmy Butler: Tough. Not being around my guys, hard. Not being able to play the game that I love, not being able to travel, tough. But the rehab has been going. We’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing to try to get back on the timeline that we talked about getting back on.

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Do you have an idea, as we’re sitting here right now, when you’d like to come back next year? Jimmy Butler: I do want to come back. We all know that. I can’t say when. Obviously, as early as I can to help my guys win some games. But like you probably hear me say from time to time, whenever my body’s ready. Like this, one of all other injuries, major or minor, whenever my body is ready, I promise I’m trying to get back out there.

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Sam Gordon: Jimmy Butler is with the Warriors at Capital One Arena as he rehabs his torn right ACL. Butler said the last several weeks have been “tough” but is optimistic about his eventual return. “Whenever my body is ready, I promise I’m trying to get back out there.” More:

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Draymond Green on Bam Adebayo's 83-point night: I hate how people trying to act like Bam had this random performance like some bum. May I remind you Bam is a 3x All Star, 2x Olympic Gold medalist, 1st team all defense. The Miami Heat made a decision to move on from Jimmy Butler who’s great and build around Bam. Let’s stop acting like some Bum went and did something crazy. This is Bam Adebayo are yall kidding me? I can’t believe it’s been this much fuss about Bam getting 83 like he cheated or something. F*ck outta here. Congratulations Bam. That was fire. Shout out to Coach Spo. That was fire!

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