When the Golden State Warriors take on the Miami Heat on Tuesday, it will mark Jimmy Butler’s first game back at Kaseya Center since the blockbuster that sent him from Biscayne Bay to the Bay Area. That seems like a pretty big deal, given both the nature of how Butler’s five-and-a-half-year tenure in Miami ended — with trade requests and suspensions, with fines and fury — and the stark disparity in the fortunes of the franchises involved since the deal.
The rejuvenated Warriors have won 16 of 20 games since the Butler trade, surging into the West’s top six.