The Jimmy Butler era for the Golden State Warriors has gotten off to as strong a start as imaginable. Since Butler arrived in the Bay Area last month, the Warriors are 16-3 and have ascended to sixth in the Western Conference standings. Before, they were fighting just to contend for a spot in the play-in tournament.

Jimmy Butler will make his return to Miami on Tuesday night as a member of the Golden State Warriors. If you're wondering how he'll be received, you're not alone. His exit was pretty messy. But he also took the Heat to playoff heights that nobody outside the Miami organization believed they had any chance of reaching.

Ahead of Miami reunion, Butler shed light on why his Heat tenure tilted the wrong way and why his time with the Warriors is going so well.