The Warriors are clearly a better team with Jimmy Butler, but they will have to overcome long odds to add a fifth title to their dynasty.

Draymond Green has never been a player short of confidence, but it’s fair to say he caught everyone off guard when he claimed during All-Star Weekend that the Golden State Warriors would win the NBA championship this season.

Jimmy Butler was traded to the Golden State Warriors from the Miami Heat on Feb. 5 after a rocky end to his tenure there. He had requested a trade from the Heat after the team suspended him three separate times this season.

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Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant nixed a deal that would've sent him to the Golden State Warriors at the trade deadline earlier this month, and now he's revealed the reason for his decision. While speaking to ESPN's Malika Andrews on NBA Today,

Kevin Durant revealed why he did not want to run to return to the Bay Area, and it had nothing to do with his past experiences with the Warriors. Durant, 36, nixed a three-team deal before the NBA’s trade deadline earlier in February that would have sent him to the Warriors.