The Golden State Warriors were scrambling ahead of the NBA trade deadline, looking far and wide, trying to find a star to add alongside Steph Curry and Draymond

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Jimmy Butler was hoping for a trade the last time he was on a team scheduled to visit the Brooklyn Nets. Now, Butler is on a new team and fitting in well, as the Golden State Warriors make their annual visit to the Nets on Thursday night on the one-month anniversary of his acquisition from the Miami Heat.

On Friday evening, the Golden State Warriors played their first game after the All-Star break when they visited the Sacramento Kings. The Warriors won by a sco

Butler scored six points, eight rebounds, and five assists in 19 minutes against the former before recording five points, seven assists, and four rebounds against the Magic. The Warriors extended their winning streak to five at the start of their five-game road trip, which continues in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO — Things the Warriors have learned in their short time with Jimmy Butler: He likes coffee, he lights candles and he seemingly brings out the best in everyone around him. “And he likes to gamble here and there,” Gary Payton II said after practice Monday, adding to the list with a sheepish grin.

Since Jimmy Butler joined, the Warriors have been impressive. Is it enough to make them legit contenders in the West?

Prior to the trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors were 25-26 and slightly outside of the Play-In picture. All hope of competing for a championship in the West was pretty much lost and the chances of making a playoff push were fading.

Jimmy Butler’s season has been odd, to say the least; for the first few months, he was a part of the Miami Heat, with which he butted heads constantly. But now, he appears to be thriving with the Golden State Warriors.