Jimmy Butler Showed Interest in Clippers; Traded To Philadelphia
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Marc Stein, New York Times (10/8/18)
That the talks collapsed twice in such a short span should be surprising to no one who has followed the Wolves throughout Taylor's quarter-century of ownership. The same Taylor who held onto Kevin Garnett and then-General Manager Kevin McHale for too long. Who allowed himself to be talked into hiring the thoroughly ill-prepared David Kahn as McHale's replacement. Who could have escaped his Butler nightmare by accepting a package from Miami that would have been headlined by the promising Heat swingman Josh Richardson and a protected first-round pick.
Minnesota really can’t hope to do better under these dire circumstances, which stem from Butler's declaration just days before training camp that he would not be re-signing with the Wolves in July as a free agent.
Yet Taylor balked. And then balked again.
Miami, Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Clippers are the teams known to most interest Butler in the long-term. The fact that one of those three is willing to furnish a young player as highly rated as Richardson, along with a potential first-round pick, would enable the Wolves to recoup a good bit of what they gave up (Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the draft pick that became Lauri Markkanen) to acquire Butler.
Yet it apparently wasn’t enough for Taylor, who now risks alienating Miami to the point that the Heat czar Pat Riley pushes away from the table. I can’t understand how even Taylor doesn’t see it after all these years of gaffes — Kahn’s selection of Jonny Flynn over Stephen Curry with the sixth pick of the 2009 draft is merely the most egregious.
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woof, said the alpha dog
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- Butler acknowledged that he can be hard on teammates, especially Towns, but he said on Wednesday that the All-Star center started it all by talking trash to him. And he responded.
"Am I being tough on him? Yeah, that's who am I," Butler said. "I'm not the most talented player on the team. Who is the most talented player on our team -- KAT. Who is the most god-gifted player on our team -- Wiggs. Who plays the hardest? Me! I play hard. I put my body [on the line] every day in practice, every day in games. That's my passion. Everybody leads in different ways. That's how I show I'm here for you."
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A source of Butler's discontent is the bold claim that not everyone in the organization is committed to winning.
"I think that's the part everybody doesn't see," he said. "I'm not going to say no names. I'm going to be honest, if your No. 1 priority isn't winning, people can tell. That's the battle. Now there is a problem between people. That's where the disconnect is."
Showing up to practice doesn't appear to have resolved the issues he has with the team.
"It's not fixed," Butler told Nichols. "Let's be honest."
Asked it if could be fixed, he said: "It could be. Do I think so? No."
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24950981/jimmy-butler-heated-practice-timberwolves
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lol the NBA is becoming a badly scripted reality show
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QRich3 wrote:lol the NBA is becoming a badly scripted reality show
I like it. Butler's never been a golden boy, a top pick. He's had to work for what he's got and he's not going to let this season slip away quietly.
He controls his destiny next summer but isn't content to just wait and watch the clock hit 5PM.
Jimmy Butler Calls Players-Only Meeting, Tells Teammates He's Prepared To Play With Them
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Waned Interest in Aftermath of Spectacle
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Thibs reportedly raised his asking price for Butler after the practice fiasco despite generating minimal interest with his previous demands.
Sam Amico, AmicoHoops.net (10/18/18)
Report: Clippers May Have Lost Interest in Trading for Butler
Sam Amico, AmicoHoops.net (10/18/18)
But Butler may have turned off the Clippers after refusing at first to report to Timberwolves’ practice, then creating a bit of a scene once he finally did arrive.
Hall-of-fame basketball writer Peter Vecsey, citing a source, had the details in his latest Patreon column.
“A valued source informs me the Clippers could’ve had Jimmy Butler, but his antics and attitude impelled them to sever talks,” Vecsey wrote, before quoting the source.
Report: Clippers May Have Lost Interest in Trading for Butler
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Rockets must think its now or never for their team. I like the aggressiveness but its a huge risk for a guy who has issues on 2 teams in 2 years. I guess the Rockets feel their picks will be so late in the first round that they are almost second round picks. Paul, Melo, and Butler on one team? Going to be very interesting in that lockerroom if they don't win.
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More Market Manipulation by Minnesota
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If I'm Minny I might say 3 first round picks with no lottery protection plus Eric Gordon. See if the Rockets bite on that.
My eyes glaze over when reading alternative stat (not advanced stat) narratives that go many paragraphs long. If you can not make your point in 2 paragraphs it may not be a great point.
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Total mess in Minny and it looks like Jimmy gave KAT the yips
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Clemenza wrote:Total mess in Minny and it looks like Jimmy gave KAT the yips
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Galloisdaman wrote:If I'm Minny I might say 3 first round picks with no lottery protection plus Eric Gordon. See if the Rockets bite on that.
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