Because I am the third, and it's actually a year today of the passing of my father.

So this was big for me to change it and realize that I am his son.

So I'm very grateful, and that's why I'm Butler III now.

That's going to be for the rest of the season and going forward, yeah?

Forever and ever.

How do you feel today?

Tired.

Extremely tired.

Like somebody that had a month off.

Not that I wanted a month off.

But, you know, I got going a little bit.

I got to do a ton more of conditioning, but I'll get it back.

It's only a matter of time.

You got to the line 13 times, which is normal for you, but that's the fourth fewest in the league in free throws.

Can you feel how much that kind of helps what they've been missing?

Oh, yeah, without a doubt.

There's so much space out there on the floor, too, that I just get to do what I do best.

So I'm happy to drive in there and kick the ball out whenever I don't have a layup or I can't get fouled.

Game is very, very, very simple here, and they make it so easy for me.

They're looking to get me going all the time.

So I just got to do my job, put the ball in the basket, or get to the free throw line.

Steph said, you know, that you guys are almost the opposite type of players.

He was looking at the stat sheet with the amount of threes, free throws, all that.

How that could be a good mix.

I mean, I'm just curious.

You've played one game with him.

Do you feel that almost like the opposite nature?

You know, they say opposites attract in a lot of ways in life, and I don't think I could be a better complement to him and vice versa in the sense that they're not leaving him ever.

Probably two people would never leave him.

So there's so much space for everybody else, and I get the easy job.

You know, I'm playing one-on-one, or I'm playing in so much space, and then everybody's looking for him, and everybody's looking to get him open.

And at the same time, he's looking for everybody else.

So it's so great to play with somebody like that.

Steve called you a lion tonight.

He said that you're such a presence, he could feel it.

Just your reaction to being called a lion and how you kind of just embody your presence on the court.

I appreciate it, but I think we got a lot of those lines.

Draymond probably being the biggest one.

He's always barking at somebody in a good way because he wants to win, and he wants to win every possession, and he wants to win every single game.

Home, road, doesn't matter.

And I like that.

I like that firingness that everybody has.

Tonight was one of many, so we want to get it rolling.

During the free throws, you could see you and Draymond kind of talking to each other.

What was that like as far as feeding off of that and almost learning on the fly with Draymond?

I mean, he's telling me what he sees, and I'm telling him what I see.

Hell, I don't know too many of the plays right now anyway, so he's definitely telling me where to go on the floor.

I'm grateful.

I'm grateful he's shown me so much grace and understanding that I am new here, even though I've been around the league for so long.

He's showing me the way, and I'm very thankful for Draymond.

Jimmy, I think Steve said he gave you like three plays.

You weren't able to go through shoot-around because the physicals weren't done yet.

How much do you actually know of the offense and defense while you're out there today?

I know, but, you know, I've been in Miami for, what, six years, damn near.

So it's kind of like I know what I'm supposed to be doing, but I kind of go back to what we were doing over there, and I've got to get that out of my mind very, very quickly.

But they understand, and they're, you know, barking at me.

Hey, no, this is how we do it.

This is how you got to do it.

It will come with time.

Hopefully that time is Monday that I don't make as many mistakes, but I will say that I am trying.

Are you still able to do what you do, though?

You got to the line as many times as you did.

You still were able to drive and kick, still kind of be able to find your spots.

Like do you feel like it's only going to get that much better once you learn the system?

They were saying that the heat system and the goal seasons are kind of similar, too.

It's one and the same, but it always helps whenever you have everybody on the roster, everybody on the coaching staff continually telling me to be who I am, be myself, and it will work out just fine.

So, you know, I was trying to do what I thought was right, and then it was like, oh, well, everybody's telling me to be me, so go do it.

And then I think we played a little bit better because I was out there being myself.

You're obviously trying to show them what you can do and bring to this team.

They often say a lot of the things you do best is what they need, but what was it like for you to watch Steph in that third quarter?

Man, I normally get to watch him on TV as he's an opponent, but you're talking about a killer.

You're talking about a lion, somebody that wants to win, that's going for the kill every time.

That's who he is.

That's who he's been for a very long time.

So I'm grateful to be his teammate and ride alongside him, and I get to see it for a very long time here now.

Jimmy, what did you see in your team, your new team, in that you're down 20-some points like 10, 12 minutes later and you're up 20 points?

You know, it's a pretty extraordinary turnaround in such a short period of time.

I just see the no-quit factor in everybody.

I'm smiling, having fun, knowing that we're going to get it going.

We just got to get some stops, play without fouling, get the ball up the floor and play fast.

I probably slowed everybody down a lot because I'm out of shape.

But other than that, we knew we could win this game.

Jimmy, was there any point on Wednesday before obviously the news broke where you're like, oh, I'm here in this room or this room is dying?

Were you thinking, maybe I'm not getting out of here?

No, no.

That was me.

I knew I was going somewhere.

Whether they were sending me to Flamengo down in Brazil, I knew that I was going somewhere.

But I'm glad that it is here.

I am grateful to be able to play basketball for a top organization like this one.

So I just want to put everything behind me and focus on now and moving forward.

But like I always say, I don't got nothing bad to say about them.

I'm grateful for my time there.

I'm sure that you're excited to play in the Bay Area for the first time.

But how nice is it actually to be on the road around the guys for this long, such a period?

Yeah, it's great.

We just got some cold cities that we're in.

I haven't been in too many cold cities in a very long time.

But it's good.

Played some dominoes with Dre last night.

I'm not going to tell you all who won.

I'm pretty sure he got a talk on his mic too.

So you all ask him.

But it's fun.

I get to learn my guys, be around them.

Life is good right now.

Jimmy, you played this building many times as an opponent.

Was there anything special or significant about doing so tonight in your first game with Cold City?

So much.

You know, this is where I began my career.

Like I said, my father passed a year ago today.

Today is the birthday of one of my very, very, very good friends.

And I'm sorry I can't be there celebrating your dinner tonight.

But, like, life comes full circle and it works in the craziest ways.

And I'm 10 now, and we got a dub against Chicago.

So we take them as they come.

Without revealing who won the dominoes, Draymond called himself the Michael Jordan of dominoes.

Do you agree with that assessment?

No.

Sure.

Yeah.

I'll say that.

Yeah, I'll say that.

But what I will say is no offense to MJ, but which version of MJ is he?

That's the question.

Appreciate you all.

Thank you.