It’s been a tough season for the Golden State Warriors. After a promising 12-3 start, injuries caught up and negatively affected their depth. As a result, the team has now fallen to the 11th seed after becoming the top team in the West at one point in the season.

And don’t forget, this past offseason, the Warriors lost a $30 million chunk of salary when they jettisoned Chris Paul strictly for luxury tax avoidance. The NBA owners wanted a system that brought big-market, big-spending teams like the Warriors to heel, and they received it.

The Golden State Warriors do not appear willing to force a trade just for the sake of shaking up their roster. Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst of

As the Golden State Warriors have been connected to Jimmy Butler and trade rumors for the longest time, there seems to be some clarity in their possible pursuit. While former players such as Shaquille O'Neal want to see the Warriors trade for Butler, the latest reporting from ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel puts that notion to bed.

"If the Warriors do trade Green, it would have to be to a team that he either has connections to, can use him to compete, or both." "While the Warriors fall short of the expectati