Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has seen this before, and believes those two can be the foundation of a championship-caliber defense. Kerr told ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk recently that he sees similarities not just with the Warriors championship defenses of the past, but to what Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen did on defense in Chicago.

Butler faces the Miami Heat on Tuesday for the first time since the trade that sent him to Golden State on Feb. 5.

The Warriors have climbed up the Western Conference standings in the past month or so, and the acquisition of Jimmy Butler is a leading reason why.