With days dwindling until the 2016 NBA draft starts on June 23, the Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly making a push to deal the No. 5 pick for an established superstar.
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Timberwolves Targeting Jimmy Butler
Monday, June 13
According to ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Chad Ford, the Timberwolves are "making [the] No. 5 overall pick available in hopes of tempting [the Chicago] Bulls into [a] Jimmy Butler trade."
Stein and Ford elaborated:
Sources told ESPN.com that the Wolves, in these early days of the Tom Thibodeau Era, have made it known to the Bulls that they are strongly interested in dealing for Butler should Chicago elect to make him available. The Bulls are not believed to be actively looking to move their All-Star swingman but have been listening to pitches for Butler.
Perhaps most importantly, Stein and Ford reported trading the No. 5 pick straight up for Butler "clearly wouldn't be sufficient."
In other words, the Timberwolves would need to assemble a package of players and picks to convince the Bulls that they should part with the All-Star swingman who experie ...
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