Deion Sanders, Rickey Henderson and Hunter Pence have helped lift their Bay Area teams to championships after arriving via midseason trades.

After making his playoff debut for the Golden State Warriors in Tuesday night's 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in tournament, star forward Jimmy Butler is embracing being on a team that the rest of the league is chasing.

The Golden State Warriors secured a spot in the 2025 NBA Playoffs as the seventh seed in the Western Conference following a win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Stephen Curry stole the show with a fourth-quarter takeover, but that game was also the latest example of how Jimmy Butler can raise his level when the stakes are highest.