CHICAGO — Jimmy Butler went into his Golden State Warriors debut without a practice or even the benefit of going through the morning shootaround before facing the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
Butler wasn’t allowed to participate in his squad’s morning walk-through because not all the players in the five-team, nine-player trade that landed him with Golden State on Wednesday had completed their physicals until late Saturday afternoon. So, Butler had to make his Warriors grand opening knowing a total of three plays…