Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Jimmy Butler, Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors watched last season unravel in stages. Jimmy Butler tore his right ACL on January 19 against Miami, the team that traded him to the Bay Area less than a year earlier. Steph Curry missed two months with knee complications of his own. A roster that had started 19-2 with Butler and Curry together finished 37-45 and made an early exit from the Play-In tournament.
The pairing that looked like a legitimate title contender never got its full run. The season ended before the
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