The Warriors ascend again, plus the Maple Leafs's splashy debut

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! I made Easter lunch yesterday (Mississippi roast, honey mustard potato salad and glazed carrots). Please clap. A thought was lost in the flurry of the NBA trade deadline and the season's ensuing madness: Someone allowed the Warriors to get Jimmy Butler. On its face, the deal meant an aging star joining a core of other aging stars. Fun, but not the surest bet, or even the best fit.  Bzzt. Extremely wrong, as has been proven over and...