It is said that Harden is a tragic figure, but in fact, so is Butler!

Butler was positioned as a tough defender at the beginning of his career, and he only averaged 2.6 points per game in his rookie season. With my own efforts, I have improved my offensive skills bit by bit. Although my three-point ability is weak, my average score per game has been maintained at around 20 points all year round with my tough offensive style. Although Butler led the team to the finals twice, he never won the championship ring. Judging from his career history, he can be regarded as a tragic hero. The Bulls after Jordan rose again under Rose's leadership, and then the Jordan era was in the 10-11 season. That year, under Ross' leadership, the team achieved a regular season record of 62 wins and 20 losses, and Ross won the regular season MVP. The Bulls also won the playoffs that year to the Eastern Conference Finals, and finally lost after five games against the Heat led by the "Big Three".

But Butler was not in the 10-11 season. Butler was only selected by the Bulls in the 11-12 season. Butler did not get much playing time in the rookie season. Although the Bulls still entered the playoffs with the first record in the Eastern Conference, Ross played only 39 games in the regular season due to injury, and was even reimbursed for a serious injury in the first game of the playoffs. Butler made three appearances in the playoffs and didn't score a single point. In the five years since

, Ross has been fighting against injuries and stopping, and the Bulls have never reached the Eastern Conference Finals again. In the season after the boss Ross left the Bulls, Butler also disappointed to apply for a trade to leave the team.

Timberwolves' period

Before joining the Timberwolves, Butler had grown into an All-Star player who averaged 20+5+5 per game. Butler was traded to the Timberwolves in the 17-18 season and immediately led the team to the playoffs again after 13 years. The last time they entered the playoffs dates back to the 2003-04 season.

However, the Timberwolves' double No. 1 pick, Towns and Wiggins, play in a Buddhist way, which conflicts with Butler's tough attitude towards playing. In the end, the team's management chose to leave the two No. 1 picks and trade Butler to the 76ers. In the 18-19 season, Butler led the 76ers to the Eastern Conference semi-finals again after 17 years. The last time he reached the Eastern Conference semi-finals was 17 years ago, the 76ers led by Iverson in the 2001-02 season. If it weren't for Leonard's final victory in the tiebreak, the 76ers might have won the championship that year.

Although Butler led the 76ers to a new height, the management chose to renew the contract with a more obedient Harris to assist Embiid and Simmons, and gave up Butler, and then Butler joined the Heat. After Wade retired during the Heat, the Heat urgently needed to find the next team leader, so Pat Riley found Butler, who was in line with the Heat's culture.

and Butler also reached the peak of his career with the Heat. He led the Heat to the playoffs six times, reached the Eastern Conference Finals three times, reached the finals twice, and staged a "Black Eight Miracle". Unfortunately, due to the limited strength of his teammates, he failed to reach the finals both times. After calculating Pat Riley drained Butler's surplus value, he was no longer willing to choose to trade him in order to provide a contract. In order to help Curry win the championship again in the last two years of his career, the Warriors boss chose to trade to Butler to assist him, and generously gave the 35-year-old Butler a two-year, $111 million contract extension.

The Warriors beat the Rockets below and defeated the Timberwolves in the first game of the second round, while the Cavaliers, Celtics and Thunder all lost one after another. This should have been the best time for Butler to win the championship, but unfortunately Curry was injured and left the game. The number of games that are missing is uncertain, but it will definitely affect the trend of this round of series.

Looking at Butler's entire career, he has actually been a tragic role. Rose, who had not met the peak, was abandoned after only one year of playing with the 76ers. He was injured in the Heat but did not end well in the team. His last chance to win the championship in the Warriors' career may be shattered by Curry's injury.