Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown was pleased with how Jimmy Butler played in Friday night's 123-114 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Brown admitted, per ESPN, that the two-way forward is Philadelphia's “bell ringer” and that they will only go as far as he takes them.

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“He was our bell ringer,” Brown said. “We will not be as good as we can be without him playing the way he played tonight.”

Butler had 22 points, six rebounds, seven assists, and two steals. He shot 8-of-14 from the field and was aggressive on both sides of the ball, finishing with a game-high plus-minus of +20.

Brown is right in saying that Butler is Philadelphia's glue guy. For sure, he will be integral in the outcome of their playoff run this season.

Jimmy Butler has been accustomed to being the main guy. He is an alpha dog, and no one knows it more than Butler himself.

Thus, it's still uncertain whether the two-way forward will fully accept this kind of role long-term with the Sixers, playing behind Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons in the team's hierarchy of stars.

He has seen his touches and his shots decrease ever since he suited up for the City of Brotherly Love. He is averaging 18.5 points and 13.7 field goal attempts in 33 minutes per game with Philadelphia this season. All the aforementioned are his lowest points, shot attempts, and minutes played per game ever since he broke out and became a first-time All-Star in the 2014-15 season.

Nonetheless, if Butler goes all in with the Sixers' plan for the foreseeable future and welcomes being the “bell ringer” for the team, then they will surely be a team to be reckoned with in the East.