The Jimmy Butler era for the Golden State Warriors has gotten off to as strong a start as imaginable. Since Butler arrived in the Bay Area last month, the Warriors are 16-3 and have ascended to sixth in the Western Conference standings. Before, they were fighting just to contend for a spot in the play-in tournament.

In all fairness, the Grizzlies technically did not lose anything, because they never had Butler to begin with. However, they were certainly a team whose name did come up a lot in connection to the former Miami Heat star before he got dealt to his new team.

Ahead of Miami reunion, Butler shed light on why his Heat tenure tilted the wrong way and why his time with the Warriors is going so well.