Steve Kerr made a very controversial trade back in the day when he ended the Seven Seconds or Less Suns era with the Shaq trade.

For context, Kerr was talking about his controversial decision to send Shawn Marion -- who at that time was named an All-Star four times in eight seasons with Phoenix -- and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat in exchange for a 35-year-old Shaquille O'Neal, who for his part, was already at the tail end of his career.

When Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had doubts about trading for Jimmy Butler, the franchise made the move anyway. Now, Kerr could not be any more grateful. Despite the uncertainty about some of Butler’s antics,

The Jimmy Butler III trade has almost immediately paid dividends for the Golden State Warriors. Since coming over, he’s been the catalyst for a team that is firing on all cylinders. They look to be rejoining the playoff hunt and Butler remains at the center of it all.