The Warriors are on a two-game losing streak. On top of it, the team suffered an embarrassing clean sweep of 3-0 against the Lakers last night. Normally, Bay Area fans would be depressed about the team’s state and worry whether the team won’t make it to playoffs. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case this time. In fact, the Dub Nation is more confident than they were in the last few years. It’s the Jimmy Butler effect. But the question is, how soon will he join the team?

“I would like to say that I am a winner. I haven’t won ‘it’ but I would like to call myself a winner. I do want to win ‘it’,” said the Big Face Jimmy at the introductory press meet. The ‘it’ here means the championship. Yeah, the man who took the Heat to two Finals in four years declared that he wanted to win a championship. He couldn’t have asked for a better place than the Warriors, which has two vets with four rings.

Anyway, looking at Jimmy Butler’s words, it feels like he wants to make an immediate impact. So, the star’s debut isn’t far away. Yes, that’s right. ESPN’s Shams Charania said, “Jimmy Butler will make his Warriors debut Saturday in Chicago.” Moreover, it’s not going just another debut game in his career. We all know the rough time that Butler went through in the last few weeks, facing suspension multiple when he tried to force a trade out of the Heat. Fittingly, he found an emotional date to release all his pressure.

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“His debut on Saturday is going to have a lot of meetings. It’s going to be against his former team (Bulls) and his first team. And it’s also on the same day that his father passed away a year ago,” said Charania, making it a stirring event for Jimmy Butler.

Can Jimmy Butler resurrect the sinking Warriors?

After last night’s loss, the Dubs have a 25-26 record, standing just outside of the play-in contention. The team needs a consistent run to find a playoff spot before it’s too late. Andrew Wiggins was averaging 20.9 ppg in the last 10 games and the team held a 6-4 record. Even though it wasn’t a disappointing stretch, the team barely carried any momentum, as the consistent defeats affected the team’s morale.

So now, all eyes are on Jimmy Butler. It was a match made out of circumstance after Kevin Durant declined for a reunion. However, Stephen Curry didn’t waste any time, as he straightaway sent a welcome message and Butler immediately responded. Speaking of which, Curry said, “It was a very pleasant message.”

Butler, who played only 5 games over the last month, would return to the court exactly in the one-year remembrance of his dad. Last year, the star took a break from basketball around the All-Star break to mourn for his dad. Speaking of the loss, he added, “No amount of money in the world could bring him back. Basketball, no matter how much I played it, it couldn’t fix that.” A year later, Butler is back with a desire to win a ring. Will it happen? Let us know in the comments.