Draymond Green Breaks Silence on Jimmy Butler Trade Drama

What Green believes is going to happen is that Pat Riley will either send Jimmy to a team that he doesn't want to play for, or will sit Jimmy home for the entire season. Although, it's hard to see Riley be so petty that he doesn't trade Jimmy to whatever situation gives Miami the best possible trade package.

"What I believe the outcome is going to be, everybody's like 'Jimmy's going here, Jimmy's going there' ... I think Pat Riley is Pat Riley, y'all have heard the stories of who Pat Riley is and how Pat Riley is, just like I have," Green said. "I can see two things happening: I can see Pat Riley sending Jimmy Butler to a team, an organization that he absolutely hates, that's garbage. I can also see Pat Riley saying, 'Hey, go home for the rest of the year. Just go home, we'll pay you. It's fine, go home. We're not trading you anywhere.' And I can see that scenario as well."

If there's one scenario that Draymond Green doesn't see happening with Jimmy Butler, it's the one where Jimmy remains in a positive relationship with the Miami Heat. Green believes that the outcome has been eliminated.

"But the scenario I don't see, I don't see just Jimmy back in good graces with them and Jimmy being who Jimmy is," Green said. "I don't see that, I think it's too far past gone. When stuff starts getting to the media, when stuff starts getting public, it's no longer in your control anyway. It's completely taken over by public opinion, and it's just hard to make it work. I think they've reached the end of the road."

While Warriors fans may want some kind of major change to their struggling roster, it's hard to see if Jimmy Butler is that solution. However, if there's one thing this situation has shown, it's that the opportunity is right there if both sides want it.