How Jimmy Butler III will affect “deliberately tempo” for warriors

San Francisco- that’s kindly put it, Golden State Warriors They are not young, at least in the NBA terms. The warriors enter the season from 2025-26 with the second oldest average age in the league, about 27.53 years old, in front of only Los Angeles Scissors.

And with four of their most important players in Stephen CurriDraimond Green, Jimmy Butler III, I Al Horford Anything over 35, one of the biggest markings moving into this season will be as the team becomes an older roster season and postsesone in one piece.

One solution can be played in a slower pace. After the Practice of Dubs on Thursday at the beginning NBA Training Campchief coach Steve Kerr asked the question about how he predicted the pace of the warriors and the pace of this season gave Advanced old age of their Roster.

“I think Jimmy, honestly, dictate the tempo,” Kerr said. “Last year … I told you I told the team, we want to be the fastest team in the league. With Jimmy, we will be playing at a good pace. We will play at a good tempo.

Steve Kerr predicts warriors who played in a slower tempo, partly because of Jimmy Butler style:

“We’ll play on a good pace, but Jimmy controls the game. And the benefit from that far beyond the 100 miles for an hour.” pic.twitter.com/ HCN8IO8MKD

– Kenzo Fukuda (@ kenzofuku) 2. October 2025

The statistical distribution part of the golden state before and after the butler joined them to speak for themselves. The offensive rating of warriors jumped from 18. (112.1) in the league before trade on eighth (118.2) for the rest of the season. They went from 28. In the free throw speed before the Butler elsewhere in the NBA rest of the way. They left another to last in percentage points coming from free throws (13.3%) for a second in the league to close the year (17.4%).

A different dimension for warriors

Butler adds a dimension to the warriors who led Kerr, who never really had – a true hunter that can control tempo whenever it is on the field. While Curri succeeds in taking advantage of chaos and speed with its furious, constant style game, Butler is almost the opposite. He earns his money by surgical picking up the defense from the post office and reads how the opponent reacts. Therefore, one of the most effective insulation players and why is one of the best when drawing free throws.

And one of the reasons why the warriors are so successful down the part last season was because they are able to marry two styles together, a loan for adaptability to the player.

“There will be a lot of assets that only ends with Jimmy’s ball, insulating, setting up, creating a shot for someone,” Kerr explained. “He’s a deliberate player. It doesn’t mean it, but his game command only connects the game, but we will play it often, but we will often play, but we will often play a little more intentional tempo.”

The defensive part of what the butler brings is equally important. The warriors left 15. in the league in coercing reversions first of February. When we think about how the real Golden State was that the season was ended, and somewhat more opponent’s reversions and the speed of free throw – two green flags that directly associate what butler brings two green flags.

Getting warrior vet to the finish line

More “intentional pace”, as described by Kerr, can also help mitigate some wear and tears on older players. Earlier this week, Kerr admitted that it was something that was more than aware of moving into this season.

“Guys will need to take off the game,” Kerr said. “Older guys tend to hit a little more, so we need to beat the games without ours. It was something that we talked as a team that was convinced that I was going to go and fill the shoes.

For Curri, who will turn 38 in March for 38 years, understands that warriors must come out for a good start, so they don’t bite to be players.

The biggest thing is that we don’t want to be in the position where you chase part of the season, “Curri said in a media day this week.” If you can control that, where we had a great record, and then crossed the very difficult series of seven games, and then you moved to a very difficult series of 2 years, and then you moved into a very difficult series in the Sofia. You were in a very difficult series series and matches. It was a transition to a very difficult series of seven games, and then you moved to a very difficult series in the heavy sitting itself. “It was 48 hours of just 7 o’clock.” It was a transition to a very heavy seat game, and then you moved to a very difficult sister for 2 years, and then you cross yourself in a very difficult sister for 2 years. “It was it.

“So, we want us to try to go through 82 with a little more abilities to control Ebbs and flow. How we will understand it.”

This solution can be a very good butler, whose whole thing is the EBB control and flows.