Have Lakers and Warriors changed their roles on the NBA's field trade deadline?

Los Angeles – The Golden State Warriors go all out…a little bit.

The Los Angeles Lakers seem to be in this mode all the time…a bit.

The situation gave the Lakers a chance to play the ultimate long game, and the Warriors had to gamble on Jimmy Butler, and they probably didn't refuse.

This explains this quirky NBA season, its field trade deadline and a crazy, winding path to June.

LeBron James wants to be there every year, and Stephen Curry seems to want that without external or passive attack pressure.

Perhaps it's because Oklahoma City, Houston and Memphis sit at the top, those teams that don't have a final between the current core. Perhaps this is the era of parity in the NBA, turning the most sober and experienced figures into desperate romantics who believe that when the size of the sample size otherwise, every move can bring their team back to the driver's argument. Where.

Butler took out a one-way ticket from Miami Dade, with no real destination – but at least he knew he wanted it. Luka Dončić walked to the center floor and was welcomed by home fans for the first time as Butler lifted his new jersey in a small room on the back hallway on Crypto.com.

It represents hope for the future and present of both, but perhaps in different forms. The Warriors have been at the line between the present and the future, and the Lakers seem to have taken a step after moving to meet their huge expectations.

Have they switched roles?

Kinda, because a player who captures Dončić’s talent cannot be seen as a future move, rather than when he takes two different teams deep into the playoffs, brought the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA final last year.

Butler is no stranger to deep running, and it’s interesting how he and Curry Mesh act as sergeant for Draymond Green. He sounded simple when talking to the media, believing that the two stars watched the game the same way.

“They always play winning basketball and they do everything they can to win,” Butler said. “They win in many different ways at the highest level and do a lot of times.”

You could say it was a shock, an arm shot – maybe things got old, or people were happy with the existing banners hanging high in the Chase Center.

“It's the point of doing the trade, it's that you need energy transfer,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before the game. “It's obvious that this team needs one.”

Draymond Green admires General Manager Mike Dunleavy's hit rate by acquiring Butler – although the two are teammates in Chicago, it's still a responsible one if it goes wrong matter.

But few people think this is the case. Butler's contract schedule is consistent with Green, Kerr, and of course Curry – which means everyone knows very well what time and basketball death mean.

“It’s very refreshing,” Green told Yahoo Sports. “That's what you ask for. With the experience we have, not playing meaningful basketball is one of the toughest things in the world. Have a chance to do that? We still have to build. We still have to put them together And work.”

As Thursday's game plays, you can see the action of both sides. James made a great start, with the Lakers running the Warriors out of the building – the age show and the 40-year-old, dropping 42 with 17 rebounds, but even he gradually disappeared, This is an expected situation considering his age.

Curry tried to pull himself into a productive game, getting out of the disastrous start with a score of 37, but it was 35 shots, with 20 of them coming from the 3-point line. The most recent shooting fighter is Buddy Hield, 13 years old, who is not the idea of ​​shooting creators.

This is where Dončić and Butler come in, obviously at different levels of offensive productivity, but the decorative champions can’t lead a team without really showing their age.

“If you call it gravity, you can take advantage of that space. It's a two-way street,” Curry said. “I'm going to be able to help him, he's going to be able to help me. He's the one you have to worry about. Having a unique defensive ability tries to get me off the ball, and he can use it to his advantage.”

Curry mentioned a shooter a few minutes ago and had to remind that it was “a long time” because he played with another great shooter, like in Kevin Durant ) Like – it feels like three basketball lifespans, the music made together by the two.

Butler entered a established culture in Golden State, perhaps almost appropriately talking about the joy of losing the game at Miami’s notorious press conference. Kerr mentioned the joy of building and maintaining the Gulf for years, and Butler made sure to tell everyone that his basketball joy had recovered.

Compete with like-minded professionals, $121 million can certainly bring that emotion and soothe yourself. With Dončić, it's not that simple – the shock of the deal is still obvious and won't disappear anytime soon.

However, playing with James and James' moves during the game, where the two imagined playing with each other, or at least at least away from one-phase eyes during another surgery, could be an effective combination.

The Lakers themselves are in the playoffs, close to the third seed with a record of 30-19. Thursday's losses put the Warriors at No. 11 in the Western Conference but third in No. 7.

They can still kick themselves for some collapse, and this confusing loss may end up biting them.

“We got harder,” Green told Yahoo Sports. “We lost a lot of games earlier this year and Jimmy is here, we're going to win. I mean, we lost a lot of games this year, we blow it up . This also changed that.”

He said it was too late to make up for their position and they would be a team that could not be ignored in the playoffs.

“No. We just need to make it to the playoffs,” Green said. “We can only get there. I promise you, we get there, no one wants to see us.”