Jimmy Butler wants out? (He does.)

If you are on his list, it can be assumed that he will be open to an extension without testing free agency. Hence the list.

Is that assuming you traded CJ to get Butler?

I'm not so sure.

 

The teams might not have cap sapce to sign him outright.

 

Boston already has a surplus on the wing with Brown, Tatum, and Hayward. But more importantly, they’ll have a tough time matching salaries. Almost impossible.

 

BROOKLYN. KNICKS.

Yeah, what a winner.

 

Nets, Clipps or Knicks according to Woj. Thankfully not the Lakers.

 

Lol what a fraud.

 

They will ship him East. Adding him to the Clipps would likely knock them out of the playoff picture in the West.

 

Let's not forget Kyrie's trade request last year. The preferred teams were: SAS, NYK, MIA, MIN.

 

Yeah, because Portland has the first right of refusal before any of the other 28 teams can offer trades to Minnesota.

 

Brooklyn can offer Carrols expiring plus someone like RHJ. That’s probably more attractive than anything we can offer short of CJ.

 

Not the point.

 

But he had 2 years left on his deal. Less of a risk than this scenario.

 

If Im portland though I say everyones available except Dame and CJ and Im willing to give up picks too.

 

Yes, Butler is more efficient on the offensive end than C.J. and on the defensive end, it's not close. I think Butler is the missing piece that puts this team over the top the same way Buck Williams did to those early 90s Blazers teams who also struggled to get past the first round until he arrived.

Of course, I also thought the same thing about Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, and we didn't get them either...

BNM

 

But we’d have to match salaries and we don’t have a big expiring like Carrol.

 

Pretty clear he wants to be the #1 guard (and ball handler) on a team in a major market. There's no way he resigns here if they swing a deal.

 

Maybe he's trying to set up a place where Kyrie and Kawhi can join him next summer

 

Looks like he wants to be "the man" on a team.