The Golden State Warriors pulled off a jaw-dropping move on February 6, 2025, by snagging Jimmy Butler in a five-team blockbuster trade. This phenomenal decision catapulted the Warriors into the postseason. However, Coach Steve Kerr recently spilled the beans about this trade, and fans can’t help but be buzzing with curiosity.
Kerr recently appeared on the Tom Tolbert Show and shared some intriguing insights about the Butler trade. He revealed that the franchise made significant efforts to acquire Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant during the thrilling 2024-25 NBA season.
“We had nothing going.” Kerr said. “We were at the point of the season where you could just feel it, we were dead in the water. We were below .500, and it had been a long enough stretch to go like, alright, this isn’t working. I think it’s well documented that we were trying to get Kevin Durant,” Kerr added.”
Steve Kerr admits that the Warriors were trying to get Kevin Durant at the trade deadline:
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Although the Warriors were unable to acquire Kevin Durant, the addition of Jimmy Butler proved to be beneficial for the team. Alongside Stephen Curry, Butler helped lead the Warriors to the postseason.
Steve Kerr Reveals How The Golden State Warriors Landed Jimmy Butler
The Warriors finished the regular season in 7th place in the Western Conference standings, with 48 wins and 34 losses. In contrast, Durant’s Suns ended the regular season in 11th place in the Western Conference, with 36 wins and 46 losses. During a recent interview on the Tom Tolbert Show, Steve Kerr shared insights on how the Warriors ended up acquiring Butler.
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“Mike just calls me and says, ‘Hey, I think we’re going to trade for Jimmy Butler. I’m going to vouch for him. I played with him for three years in Chicago. The guy’s a gamer.’ And I said, ‘Great, let’s do it.’ We needed a change,” Kerr said.
Kerr shared that Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy wasted no time and reached out to him right after the Durant discussions went south. He was all about filling Kerr in on the buzz surrounding the potential acquisition of Butler.
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