I would agree with that. The Wolves would require much more than CJ, imo to send Butler here. You know, they will ask for Dame as many other teams have and I think Neil would do a good job in saying no way jose.
Miami is evidently aggressive in their pursuit but I don’t see who the hell Minnesota would want off their roster. Whiteside isn’t a fit with KAT. Winslow maybe, but they’d still need to add salary to make that work and they don’t have any expirings. I bet Thibs would rather have Evan Turner than Tyler Johnson.
It might not be possible to get Minny to trade him to a team in the West. We might be out simply because of that fact.
Why do we even need conferences? The idea is antiquated and makes no sense in today's NBA. There has been a HUGE disparity in talent and competitiveness between the two conferences going back nearly two decades and it keeps getting worse. So, Adam Silver, eliminate conferences and do it NOW! Pretty please: There, that's better... BNM
It sure doesn’t make him a good teammate. Anyway, I don’t think calling out teammates is the biggest concern. I think it’s way worse.