“” The NBA is a business Is probably one of the most heard sentences in the league in recent days. She justified it again on Wednesday evening. After a saga of several weeks, suspensions and rumors, Jimmy Butler arrives well in Golden State.
The Warriors obtained the star they wanted to give themselves a last chance to win a new title with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. But this transfer had a price, and the San Francisco team experienced a very special pre-match a few minutes to face jazz.
Steve Kerr players were heating on the Utah prosecution, notably Dennis Schröder, Kyle Anderson or Andrew Wiggins. The Canadian winger had completed his first phase of preparation before returning to the locker room, where several players and staff were waiting for him tells espn. It followed several minutes from an improvised team meeting, where all the Warriors were recalled in the passageways, doors of the closed changing rooms.
Steve Kerr marked, Draymond Green playful
“” It's difficult, you have relationships with these guys Explained Steve Kerr, who had left this interview with his head. “” They give you everything and get involved for the team. They have families. 'Wigs' (the nickname of Andrew Wiggins, Editor's note) has just had a little boy last week. He is one of my favorite players, in my coach career. It is simply a beautiful soul, a wonderful human being. We do not hang our banner in 2022 without him, everything he brings every day, his laughs, his smile. I will miss it, and the other guys too. »»
With this exchange, Golden State has at least succeeded what his executives called for their wishes: not to make a carpet by jeopardizing the future of the franchise. Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schröder, Kyle Anderson or Lindy Waters III will lessen the rotation hitherto very (too?) Deep from the Warriors. But the latter have kept the players of the future on which they bet like Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski or Trayce Jackson-Davis. While putting their hands on an All-Star caliber player who knows the recipe to shine at the end of the season.
“” We know that our pedigree is to win titles “Commented Draymond Green. “” Jimmy has not yet completely passed this obstacle, but he was close to it. He has a fucking winner pedigree, and we are enthusiastic about that. He brings a character, a mentality that this team needs, and obviously his qualities as a player. He will give us a defensively boost. Jimmy is not only a good defender on man, but also without balloon. It brings a lot of physical dimension to the game, on both sides of the prosecution. And he knows how to put baskets. »»
As for how he will be able to integrate into the Warriors style with him or Curry, Green does not bother with tactics: ” We are winners, all three, that's how we will work“.
Find basketball that has “meaning”
The arrival of Jimmy Butler must relaunch the Warriors in the race for the Playoffs to the west, to quickly go up, at least in the Play-in area.
“” The most important thing is that it generates expectations, I love it »» For his part reacted Steph Currywho wrote to his new teammate from half-time against jazz. “” I want to be in this kind of environment, whether you reach the title or not, it is a basketball that makes sense, and we like it, that pushes us. I think we're all going to be up to it. We know who Jimmy is. He went twice in the final, he is a winner. I understand that there have been a lot of stories there, but who really knows what's going on behind the scenes. We expect to have a motivated and committed Jimmy, ready to have an impact on our team for the best. »»
Stephen Curry can at least be reassured to see his new partner having extended his lease until 2027, the same horizon as the hard core of the Golden State staff.
The fact remains that the same type of exit will have to be avoided as Wednesday, while the Warriors completely spoiled an 11 -point lead in the last three minutes to finally bow to Utah. “” We find new ways of losing, it's frustrating “Uplined Curry. “” But I hope that a new chapter begins now. »»
| Shots | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | COP | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 40 | 31.8 | 43.7 | 39.5 | 94.1 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 22.1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 43 | 30.1 | 44.4 | 37.9 | 77.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 17.6 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 32 | 26.0 | 45.9 | 34.5 | 63.9 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 16.8 |
| Buddy Hield | 49 | 23.1 | 41.1 | 36.6 | 82.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| Dennis Schroder | 24 | 26.2 | 37.5 | 32.2 | 74.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 10.6 |
| DE'AUTHONY Melton | 6 | 20.2 | 40.7 | 37.1 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 10.3 |
| Moses Moody | 42 | 18.2 | 44.3 | 40.0 | 70.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 36 | 24.0 | 43.0 | 33.6 | 80.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| Draymond Green | 35 | 27.8 | 41.6 | 35.7 | 59.7 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 8.3 |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | 46 | 19.5 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 60.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| Quinten post | 11 | 13.4 | 42.9 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 6.9 |
| Lindy Waters III | 38 | 17.2 | 37.1 | 33.1 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| Kyle Anderson | 36 | 15.0 | 45.0 | 36.5 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| Kevon Looney | 43 | 16.3 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| Gary Payton II | 38 | 13.7 | 54.2 | 21.3 | 71.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| Gui Santos | 25 | 12.6 | 47.3 | 40.4 | 64.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| Pat Spencer | 18 | 6.8 | 37.8 | 20.0 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Reece Beekman | 2 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
