NBA Trade Rumors: Bulls, Celtics still discussing Jimmy Butler
Recent NBA Trade Rumors suggest that the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics are talking trade involving Jimmy Butler.
Danny Ainge and company are doing whatever they can get a huge return on their incredible draft capital. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls are still talking about a trade involving guard Jimmy Butler.
Chicago, Boston still talking about a Jimmy Butler trade, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2016
The Celtics have a ton of draft capital and interesting veteran pieces to work with, and could be in a great position to improve their roster this off season. This starts tonight at the 2016 NBA Draft, and landing a player at the caliber of Butler would be a fantastic start.
The Bulls just moved point guard Derrick Rose on Wednesday and could easily be looking to rebuild their entire roster. Moving Butler would be difficult, but the Celtics have plenty of pieces to make it worth their time.
A trade involving say the upcoming third overall pick, Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley and another first-round selection would certainly get the Bulls’ attention. It will be extremely interesting to see if that kind of deal will be enough.
A fantastic two-way guard, Butler is quickly becoming one of the premier players in the NBA. When Ainge assembled all of these draft picks and interesting pieces, it was with acquiring a guy of the caliber of Butler in mind.
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