Butler wants out of Minny

[mac222b]

Originally Posted by Kidd Karma

Agreed, keeping him around destroys the lockerroom and when you have Wiggins and Towns, whom Minny is going to mark as their cornerstones...Thibs is stupid. Taylor knew what a trade demand does to a franchise, even when first issued, Thibs publicly said no trade, Taylor says trade. That in itself is a major red flag. When Butler's 2 biggest problems are still in the lockerroom, it ain't going to resolve itself. Richardson, Bam and future pick, would probably have saved Thibs' job....but without much of an improvement on last year, he's gone at the end of the year.

Not to mention Bam is the perfect guy to put next to Towns. Good rim protector and gives them a rim runner. And Richardson can help space the floor and is a good defender too.

[Kidd Karma]

Originally Posted by mac222b

Not to mention Bam is the perfect guy to put next to Towns. Good rim protector and gives them a rim runner. And Richardson can help space the floor and is a good defender too.

Agreed, Thibs just way too in love with his old guys, Noah to Minny soon?
It was a perfect package to build on. Waiters was supposedly the salary filler. But Bam, and Richardson, are fits to what Thibs is trying to do defensively.

I was looking at the numbers for Butler's deal and boy, Butler's theatrics at practice....I can see why.....but honestly, if I was in that lockerroom I wouldn't trust the guy.

He's due 20 million this year. The Wolves offered 4 years 100 million. Butler wanted a re-do which meant dissolving the Wolves roster except the 5 starters...5 years 175 million(avg 35 per). Now with that off the table, the max he can get next summer is 5 years 190 million, if he signs with another team, it's 4 years 141 million. Start of next year he'll be 30...not sure if it's wise for a team to go 5 years for a Thibs guy, we've seen a short shelf life for Thib's starters, sort of the result of Thib's not using much of his bench.