In the midst of a down season for the Chicago Bulls, rumors that guard Jimmy Butler could be traded have been floating around since the All-Star break.
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Butler Not Paying Attention to Trade Rumors
Friday, April 1
The Bulls fired head coach Tom Thibodeau prior to the season after a power struggle with the front office and brought in former Iowa State Cyclones head coach Fred Hoiberg. However, they have struggled this season and, at 38-37, may not make the playoffs.
That doesn't matter to Butler, who signed a five-year, $90 million-plus contract in the offseason. He wants to be in Chicago and help the team win, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.com:
That's why I'm here. I don't plan on going anywhere. I can't control what everybody else does. I know that this is the city that I love, Chicago. And I want to wear that jersey. I want to wear that name on the front, and I wear it proudly. All I got to do is continue to control what I can control. That's try to help this team win games.
On Wednesday, Yahoo Sports reported the Boston Celtics attempted to trade for Butler in February (vi ...
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