Deion Sanders, Rickey Henderson and Hunter Pence have helped lift their Bay Area teams to championships after arriving via midseason trades.

Playoff Jimmy — or, should we say Play-in Jimmy — is back. Jimmy Butler III scored 38 points, got to the free-throw line 18 times, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out five assists — and the Warriors needed all of that on a night their offense was sluggish much of the game.

After making his playoff debut for the Golden State Warriors in Tuesday night's 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in tournament, star forward Jimmy Butler is embracing being on a team that the rest of the league is chasing.