Steve Kerr seems to have found a solid rotation to stick with whenever the Golden State Warriors are fully healthy. After toying with the minutes and starting lineups over the first couple of months of the season, Kerr has settled on a starting five of Steph Curry, Moses Moody, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, and Quinten Post. 

That lineup is now 8-4 since Kerr made the decision on December 15th, but it's been the solidified bench rotation playing off of this starting lineup that's really been impressive. The bench was averaging 41.2 points per game before the change, but has averaged 46.4 points since — that mark would be second in the NBA. 

The health and subsequent resurgence of De'Anthony Melton and Al Horford as of late has had a big hand in the improved bench production, but they and the rest of the second unit often do their best work alongside one of the starters: Jimmy Butler. 

Butler is usually the star playing with the second unit, and the Warriors have improved exponentially at playing both around him and through him, utilizing his unique skillset as a playmaker to create quality looks.

Steve Kerr talked about how valuable Butler has been and how well the bench has continued to play after the Warriors' win over the Kings on Friday.

"(The second unit) is setting a really good tone when they're out there. They all understand we play through Jimmy and Melt does a great job, Al (Horford) does a great job getting him the ball, spacing the floor, but also being really aggressive on their own. When the shots are there Melt, Al, BP (Brandin Podziemski), they're taking those shots. But they understand, play through Jimmy first and then see what happens from there."

Though the Warriors have been finding success, there is still a lot of trade rumors swirling, especially considering Jonathan Kuminga, who has played in just one of the last 15 games.

The Brooklyn Nets' Michael Porter Jr. has been a name that's risen to the top of discussions recently, but no matter who comes to the Bay Area as the return, it would add a new player or players to the mix that likely steals minutes from some of the bench.

It would be interesting to see how that may affect the play of the bench and how much Kerr would continue to rely on their production, even if the outgoing players end up being players like Kuminga or Buddy Hield that don't really have roles in the rotation currently.

That hasn't happened yet, though. For now, the second unit is going to continue rolling and following in Butler's lead.