Draymond Green Reveals Steph Curry's Immediate Reaction to Jimmy Butler Trade

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Cole Sullivan | Last updated Feb 12, 2025 11:52 AM ET

With the Golden State Warriors’ backs against the wall, they made a major move before the NBA trade deadline to land two-way star Jimmy Butler in a multi-team deal.

After acquiring Butler, the Warriors agreed to a two-year, $121 million deal to keep him. As the trade happened just before the Warriors’ game, Draymond Green revealed what Curry's immediate reaction was to landing Butler in the heat of the moment in the latest episode of " The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis."

"Steph looked like he got belief," Green said. "He looked at me and said, 'Man, it just dawned on me that this is it. This is the last ride.' And I said, 'Let's do it.' It was an emotional moment."

"It's crazy because it just dawned on me like, this is it. This is the last ride."@money23green tells @barondavis how he and Steph reacted to the Jimmy Butler trade

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— The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis (@DraymondShow) February 12, 2025

Butler's last year in Miami was a mess after team president Pat Riley made comments during the postseason, telling players who aren’t playing to "keep your mouth shut." This was widely seen as an indirect shot at Butler, who had made a controversial comment while sidelined, saying the Heat would have beaten the Celtics and Knicks if he were playing.

“If you’re not on the court playing…against the New York Knicks you should keep your mouth shut”

— Pat Riley on Jimmy Butler pic.twitter.com/aeFau6k4Qx
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) May 6, 2024

This came a year after Butler led the Heat to the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, where they ultimately fell short. After multiple team suspensions, not playing, and waiting for a trade, Butler finally got his opportunity to move on, and he’s made the most of it so far.

The Warriors are 2-0 with Butler on the roster, and he’s coming off a 20-point performance against the Bucks on Monday night, adding to the 25 points he scored in the previous game against the Chicago Bulls.

Currently, Golden State is 27-26 overall and holds the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference. They’re entering the first game of a back-to-back against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, a game that carries postseason implications, as Dallas is 28-26 and the No. 8 seed.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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