It took all of two games for Jimmy Butler to go from a team-killing pariah to a celebrated ceiling raiser in the eyes of the Warriors. All-Star Steph Curry, head coach Steve Kerr and young forward Jonathan Kuminga all offered some high praise to Golden State’s blockbuster trade acquisition after road wins on Saturday and Monday.

Considering the Warriors had won back-to-back games in the Butler era, fans were expecting a similar result, especially keeping the Mavs' long injury list in mind. Well, in an int