There's only a couple weeks separating us from the NBA's trade deadline, and there's surprisingly very little chatter at this point regarding a number of players who are on the verge of being dealt.
The same names continue to circulate the air, and I've tried to just bring to light some new news.
Kevin Love to Bulls?
There is no reported rumor that the Chicago Bulls are interested in Kevin Love. But Ricky O'Donnell of SB Nation reports that the emergence of Jimmy Butler has given the Bulls some added roster versatility that could make acquiring Love a real possibility.
Butler has been playing some phenomenal basketball and appears to be the Bulls' swingman of the future. His emergence means that Luol Deng could now likely be used as a trade chip, and the Timberwolves could look to deal Love, who has hinted that he doesn't feel appreciated in Minnesota before, commenting to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports that he "hasn't had much support."
O'Donnell hypothesizes that sending Taj Gibson, Butler, a Bobcats draft pick (with a lot of stipulations on it) and European prospect Nikola Mirotic (who has been bille ...
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