Jimmy Butler wasted no time sharing some lofty expectations for his new team. Butler arrived in California on Thursday just one day after being traded to the Warriors, where he told fans that an NBA Finals is on the horizon.

Golden State was in need of a spark, and they’ll head into Butler’s debut on Saturday with a 25-26 record, currently sitting outside the Western Conference playoff picture. Draymond Green praised general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. for pulling the trigger on the move and emphasized that it’s now on him and his teammates to make it work.

When the news broke that the Warriors were likely about to complete a deal and bring Jimmy Butler to the Bay, I was working on a piece positing that Golden State general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr., by inaction at multiple critical moments,