Jimmy Butler

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 & [...]

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 [...]

Maybe the relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves can be salvaged after all. Initial reports from The Athletic’s The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski intimated just the opposite. They heard Butler was prepared to “seriously contemplate his future with the franchise” ahead of next summer’s free agency. All signs pointed to him requesting a trade. But NBA.com’s [...]

There is no secret that Jimmy Butler isn’t exactly pleased with Timberwolves management and his fellow NBA All-Star teammate Karl Anthony-Towns. Throw in the fact that he turned down a four-year extension this summer and can opt out of the final year of his contract next summer and you have a very interesting situation brewing [...]

Despite numerous reports to the contrary, Minnesota Timberwolves coach-president Tom Thibodeau isn’t buying into Jimmy Butler’s purported unhappiness with the team’s current situation and youngsters. Speaking at the Minnesota State Fair, Thibs addressed a couple of the elephants in the room, including the looming prospect of a Karl-Anthony Towns extension. Here’s what he had to [...]

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is hoping Jimmy Butler can carry his team to victory—both in the playoffs and over the offseason. Speaking on WCCO Radio ahead of the Timberwolves’ Monday night loss to the Houston Rockets (via The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski), Taylor said the organization will lean on Butler to convince free agents to [...]

Jimmy Butler is nearing a return from his meniscus injury…sort of. Following the Minnesota Timberwolves’ practice on Tuesday, Butler expressed optimism that he would be rejoining the rotation very soon, per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com): The All-Star shooting guard, whose fearlessness with the ball and tenacity defending it have been badly missed by the [...]