Five Potential Trades for Timberwolves’ Draft Pick

Chicago gets: 6th overall pick, Timberwolves’ 2019 first round pick

Minnesota gets: Jimmy Butler

The Jimmy Butler trade rumors have been swirling since last year’s draft and barring an unexpected run to the Conference Finals, the Bulls should blow it up and try to get as many assets as possible.

This might not be the best offer that Chicago will see, but if Butler has any say-so he might prefer to team up with his old coach Tom Thibodeau.

For Minnesota, it’s a small price to pay for one of the best two-way players in the NBA.

Their 2018 first round pick is owed to Atlanta unless it falls in the lottery and if things break well, their 2019 pick should fall in the twenties.

From an offensive standpoint alone, Minnesota would have three 20 points per game scorers all sharing the floor at once. While floor-spacing could potentially be an issue, Wiggins is improving his range and Butler shoots 37% from three, which also happens to be the same as Towns.

Butler and Wiggins would be interchangeable on the wing and Wiggins would, in turn, have a mentor to help him master Thibodeau’s defensive scheme.

Butler also rebounds well for his position, which is essential when playing next to Wiggins whose rebounding woes have been well documented.

Butler’s relatively cheap contract would also leave the Wolves money to play with during free agency to add a few more pieces to their roster.

Minnesota would then be able to bring Zach Lavine off the bench where he would be able to take over the offense in the mold of Jamal Crawford. They would also have insurance in case LaVine doesn’t return to form after tearing his ACL in February.