While many expected Jimmy Butler to be at odds with Draymond Green when the Golden State Warriors acquired him at this year's trade deadline, the two get along fine. In fact, Green now admits that he understands why so many players have had issues with Butler in the past.

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“Before Butler arrived, Green had a standing request of the team’s front office that he deemed vital to their renaissance: Go get another “a–hole,” as one team source described it,” the two wrote. “Another fiery, two-way talent like him who would say what needed to be said at all times and compete on the knife’s edge on both ends of the floor.”