Jimmy Butler wasn't keen on a move to the Golden State Warriors prior to February's mid-season deadline, at least until such time the franchise was willing to hand him a massive new contract extension.
The veteran forward signed a new two-year, $111 million deal upon his arrival to the Warriors -- a contract that some fans are still finding difficult to accept despite Butler's enormous impact over the second-half of the season.
Whether rightly or wrongly, it proved the leverage that star players can have after being acquired and may have just played a role in the San Antonio Spurs having to fork out a maximum four-year, $229 million extension to De'Aaron Fox on Monday.