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Report: Warriors Bracing for Durant to Leave Next Summer

Report: Warriors Bracing for Durant to Leave Next Summer

Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Warriors has paid off handsomely, two NBA titles and two NBA Finals MVPs. While much can change and there is still a whole season to play, it is hard to imagine a similar scenario not playing out in year three. Durant will enter free agency once again next summer [...]

October 12, 2018 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Report: Jimmy Butler Wanted to ‘Sit Down’ with Karl-Anthony Towns and Discuss ‘Several Issues’

Report: Jimmy Butler Wanted to ‘Sit Down’ with Karl-Anthony Towns and Discuss ‘Several Issues’

Let’s get this out of the way: You’ve probably stayed on top of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ preseason drama. Jimmy Butler wants a trade. He probably wants out at least in part because of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. Coach-president Tom Thibodeau has yet to strike a deal despite Butler’s impending free agency. The whole thing [...]

October 11, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Report: Jimmy Butler Returned to Minnesota and Reiterated Trade Request to Tom Thibodeau

Report: Jimmy Butler Returned to Minnesota and Reiterated Trade Request to Tom Thibodeau

A new, old wrinkle has been added to the Jimmy Butler saga in Minnesota: Inside one week before the regular season officially tips off, he still wants to be traded. Shocking, right? It’s not like that’s all we’ve heard for the past few weeks ad nauseam. Apparently, though, Butler recently felt it was necessary to [...]

October 10, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Report: San Antonio Spurs Unlikely to Add Point Guard Following Dejounte Murray’s ACL Injury

Report: San Antonio Spurs Unlikely to Add Point Guard Following Dejounte Murray’s ACL Injury

With Dejounte Murray likely done for the season after suffering a tear in his right ACL, the San Antonio Spurs have a gaping hole at point guard to cover up. Really, the Spurs have holes everywhere. They were already tasked with replacing three of their most important defenders following the departures of Kawhi Leonard, Danny [...]

October 9, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Heat, Rockets, Clippers, 76ers, Nets Are Skeptical About Wolves’ Intentions in Jimmy Butler Talks

Heat, Rockets, Clippers, 76ers, Nets Are Skeptical About Wolves’ Intentions in Jimmy Butler Talks

As the Jimmy Butler saga continues, plenty of, if not most, potential suitors remain skeptical about the Timberwolves’ stated desire to actually move him. Consider this note from The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski: There has been widespread skepticism throughout the league that Tom Thibodeau truly does want to pull the trigger and send out one of [...]

October 8, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Report: Jokic, Harris, Murray All Untouchable in Trades

Report: Jokic, Harris, Murray All Untouchable in Trades

Whenever a star like Jimmy Butler is rumored to be on the trade market it creates a debate as to which teams should be in the sweepstakes and what they should be willing to offer. One of the teams that is trying to make the leap in the western conference this season and could use [...]

September 28, 2018 Anou Enright Rumors, Ryan Bawek 0

Report: Timberwolves Asking Price in Jimmy Butler Trade Talks ‘Remains Too Steep’

Report: Timberwolves Asking Price in Jimmy Butler Trade Talks ‘Remains Too Steep’

Get ready to slog through a few more Jimmy Butler rumors—and then some more after that. It sounds like his divorce from the Minnesota Timberwolves may not be completed post-haste. Though owner Glen Taylor is thought to want a quick resolution, sources told ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe that coach-president Tom Thibodeau is asking [...]

September 27, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Rumor: Jimmy Butler’s Reps Apparently Communicated His Unhappiness Timberwolves Back in July

Rumor: Jimmy Butler’s Reps Apparently Communicated His Unhappiness Timberwolves Back in July

As many have suspected and hinted at, Jimmy Butler’s trade demand should not have come as a surprise to the Minnesota Timberwolves just because it officially came so close to the start of training camp. Indeed, it seems coach-president Tom Thibodeau has known about his All-Star’s unhappiness since the end of the postseason—and most definitely [...]

September 26, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Rumor: Karl-Anthony Towns’ Agent Told Timberwolves He ‘Can’t Coexist’ with Jimmy Butler

Rumor: Karl-Anthony Towns’ Agent Told Timberwolves He ‘Can’t Coexist’ with Jimmy Butler

Perhaps Jimmy Butler’s desire to leave the Minnesota Timberwolves has more to do with Karl-Anthony Towns—and, by extension, Andrew Wiggins—than we were led to believe. At the very least, it seems like Towns may have a problem with the way Butler goes about his business. Here’s Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN speaking on the Mackey & [...]

September 21, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Butler Prefers Clippers, There May Be Big Players in 2019 Off-Season

Butler Prefers Clippers, There May Be Big Players in 2019 Off-Season

The wheels are falling off for the very short lived resurgence of the Minnesota Timberwolves as a newsworthy and successful organization for the first time since Kevin Garnett was traded in 2007. After a 47-35 record, the No.8 seed and their first playoff berth in 14 years the future of the T’Wolves organization is once [...]

September 20, 2018 Anou Enright Rumors 0