Warriors reportedly considered offering Butler below max contract extension before deciding to go all-in

Golden State traded for Jimmy Butler as part of one final swing for the fences to try and bring another title to the Bay Area during the Stephen Curry era. The Warriors have gone 16-4 since that trade with an elite defense, making them look like a threat in the West — so far, so good.Not long after trading for Butler, the Warriors rewarded him with a two-year, $112 max contract extension — the one Pat Riley very publicly said Miami would not give him, essentially striking a match to