Well for now at least, it appears the Bulls aren’t willing to budge off moving their all-star small forward. A league source tells CSNNE.com that the Bulls, while still open to listening to offers for Butler, are telling teams that are inquiring about his availability that their plan for now is to keep him in the fold. And while there was some thought that a top-3 pick coupled with a few decent players might be enough to entice the Bulls to pull the trigger on a deal to trade Butler, CSNNE.com has been told such an offer would have to include at least one “legitimate, NBA starter” for the Bulls to even possibly consider trading him. “And that might be a stretch,” the source indicated. Read more http://www.csnne.com/boston-celtics/celtics-butler-bulls-not-making-him-easy-acquire
Bulls Listening To Jimmy Butler Offers, But Unlikely To Deal With new head coach Luke Walton officially in the fold, the Los Angeles Lakers can begin looking towards improving the roster this summer. One way to do that is through trade and one player believed to potentially be available is Chicago Bulls wing Jimmy Butler. Butler is one of the NBA’s best two-way wings, being named an All-Star in each of the last two seasons and winning the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award in 2015. In 2016, however, the Bulls were one of the league’s biggest disappointments, failing to make the playoffs, and many believe that changes are on the way, with a Butler move potentially among them. - See more at: http://www.lakersnation.com/nba-rum...utler-offers-but-unlikely-to-deal/2016/05/07/
