The NBA Draft was somewhat upstaged by the first big trade of the offseason on Thursday night, June 22. For weeks Jimmy Butler's name has swirled around the league with a number of teams hoping to land the next big name to leave Chicago, and when the smoke settled it was the Minnesota Timberwolves who'd come away with the three-time All-Star.
The agreement awaits approval by the league's front office, but as it stands the T-Wolves would acquire Butler and the Bulls' 16th pick in exchange for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and 7th overall draft pick Lauri Markkanen. Butler will now join Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins on the court while reuniting with former head coach Tom Thibodeau.
The trade comes on the one-year anniversary of the Bulls' Derrick Rose trade.
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