Reusse: Jimmy Butler's request for a trade builds on what the Timberwolves do best: chaos
There is a long-serving pundit on the local sports scene who has been espousing this theory on the Timberwolves for several years: “Even when they do the right thing, it turns out to be the wrong thing.”
OK, the person is me and pundit might be generous as a self-description, but you have to admit: That oft-repeated theory on our Woofies came through in resounding fashion again Wednesday, as reports surfaced that Jimmy Butler wants to be traded.
This alone was enough to validate the punditry, but the reports came with the information there were three teams that Butler could be traded to with his assurance of signing a long-term deal:
Brooklyn, the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Presumably, this would mean the Wolves would get more in a trade for Butler from a team that knew it could keep him. Except, there’s the minor problem that there’s one player combined on those three rosters the Wolves actually would covet — and the Knicks aren’t going to trade that one, Kristaps Porzingis.
The Timberwolves have made plans to celebrate this as their 30th season and, really, none of us could properly celebrate if we were being deprived of the franchise’s strongest tradition:
Chaos.
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Howl Wolves!!
