Before the 2025 NBA trade deadline, the Warriors parted ways with Andrew Wiggins and others for Jimmy Butler. The move appeared to be too little, too late, but that initial assessment couldn't have been more wrong.

I told them, ‘It’s time to win,’” Mike Dunleavy Jr. explained to HoopsHype. “Whatever happened this season thus far where we’ve had some tough losses and our record isn’t what it needs to be.

The addition of All-Star wingman Jimmy Butler has reignited hope for a team that had lost its spark, transforming a once bleak and uninspired roster. According to Golden State's general manager, Mike Dunleavy Jr.