Jimmy Butler: Traded to Minnesota

A similar trade was tossed around almost exactly a year ago during the 2016 NBA
Draft, but this time around it’s legit, as Butler will reunite with his former
coach, Tom Thibodeau. Butler has averaged at least 36.9 minutes over each of the
last four seasons and that trend will likely continue since Thibodeau generally
leaves his best players on the court for hefty amounts of time, even during the
regular season. It’s not immediately clear where exactly Butler and Andrew
Wiggins will line up on the court, whether at shooting guard or small forward,
but both players will seemingly float around each of those positions as they
also split play-making responsibilities with Karl-Anthony Towns.