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Here’s what the Timberwolves and Jimmy Butler should do

By Keith Parish

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: Jimmy Butler smiles during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and SCO Angers at Parc des Princes on August 25, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: Jimmy Butler smiles during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and SCO Angers at Parc des Princes on August 25, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images) /
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There is currently a lot of smoke coming from the Timberwolves camp. Weeks of rumors finally led to Shams Charania proclaiming that there will be a “last-ditch” meeting between Jimmy Butler and Tom Thibodeau to see if the relationship can be repaired. That seems ominous.

Meanwhile, young franchise cornerstone Karl-Anthony Towns reportedly won’t sign what could be a $190M contract extension until the situation is resolved. Allow me to type that again for emphasis: Karl-Anthony Towns won’t sign a $190M extension until the situation is resolved. 

Sounds like there might be a fire.

So how bad are things? Is this merely a small story that has grown large in the fallow September news cycle? If a Butler/Minnesota divorce is inevitable, what happens next? What’s an appropriate return in a potential trade? How did things go so wrong in the first place?

To help answer these questions, Tim Faklis (@timfaklis) joins the latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast. Faklis is a writer for A Wolf Among Wolves and a contributor for The Athletic, and might describe himself as a long-suffering Timberwolves fan. In addition to forecasting what he thinks will happen, the following topics are addressed:

  • If Butler sticks around, how can the team improve from last year?
  • Does anyone know if Luol Deng can actually still play basketball?
  • Does he trust Thibodeau to find playing time for Tyus Jones or newcomers James Nunnally, Keita Bates-Diop and Josh Okogie?
  • Is this all a misunderstanding about Fortnite?

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Original music provided by New Man.

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