“Upload the ball to Steph and get out of the way”

Jimmy Butler He is officially a gold warrior, and he believes he will play along with the four -time NBA champion Steph Curry effortlessly.

The five -team store that sent Butler to Golden State ended her mandate Miami Heatwhere he led the team up to two appearances in the NBA final. The deal included several parts, and Miami was received by Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, PJ Tucker, Davion Mitchell and protected in 2025 from the first round from Warriors.

At his introductory press conference on Thursday, Butler shared his easy approach to fit into the warriors.

“We’re fine,” Butler said. “Pass the ball to Steph. And go out. Easy.”

Butler also rejected concern about the potential conflicts of personality with longtime Warriors stars Steph Curry and Draymond Green.

“I think our personalities will be fine,” Butler said. “I would like to say I’m the winner. I didn’t beat him, but I would like to call myself the winner. I want to win ‘it’ – that’s the championship.”

Butler rejected his player option 2025-26 and signed a two-year extension of $ 121 million, holding him to Golden State by 2026-27, perfectly aligned with Curry’s contract.

Jimmy Butler sends Miami Heat’s message after a store

Era Jimmy Butler with Miami Heat – where he led the team up to two NBA finals – ended dramatically, suspensions, trade requests and public decline with Heat, Pat Riley.

Saga concluded that Butler had traded in the package focused on Andrew Wiggins.

On Thursday, since it was formally introduced as Golden State Warrior, Butler made it clear that he did not pull anything bad will to heat.

“I respect that organization so much, the people who run that organization, my former teammates,” said Butler (Per SI).

“I’ll always wish them the best. I have a lot of love for many people there. I just want to know that I am very grateful for the relationships I have built and I hope to keep my whole life.”

In his last season with Miami, Jimmy Butler scored an average of 17.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in 25 games. During his five previous seasons, he put 21.3 ppg, 6.1 RPG and 5.7 APG, helping to define the identity of the heat.