REPORT: Stephen Curry admits initial reluctance about Warriors adding Jimmy Butler: ‘With any deal, you question it’…

Stephen Curry admits initial reluctance about Warriors adding Jimmy Butler: ‘With any deal, you question it’

During an interview with NBA reporter Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Stephen Curry spoke about the Golden State Warriors trading for Jimmy Butler.

Curry admits initial reluctance when approached about the Warriors adding Butler, who requested a trade from the Miami Heat.

“With any deal, you question it,” Curry said. “Even when KD (Kevin Durant) came, it was like, you don’t know what it’s going to look like. We came into it positive, but you still had to see it. That uncomfortability is good because it challenges everyone to talk through it, come with the right preparation.”

The Butler trade has worked out well for Curry and the Warriors, who are 16-3 with Butler in the lineup.

“I can only speak for this environment because I only know this environment and I helped create this environment,” Curry said. “If (quirky habits) bother you, if that’s something that is distracting, then you’re worried about the wrong stuff. Professionals show up and play. And that’s all we ask of everybody who is in here. We’ve had our challenges throughout the years. We’ve seen certain, you know, episodes or what not. But if you show up to play, I have zero problems.”

Butler agreed to terms on a two-year, $112 million contract extension with the Warriors that runs through the 2026-27 season after the Heat traded him.

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