Jimmy Butler traded to the Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are 7-1 and have the fourth highest point differential in the league, they are really, really, really promising.
Essentially, Minnesota Timberwolves’ general manager Scott Layden should study the front office of Denver and do the SAME thing – we just need a Nikola Jokic, that’s it.
In this move we see the Nuggets become – arguably – a better team than the Houston Rockets and possibly even the Rockets team from last season.
Jimmy Butler would help Denver add an extra step in the playoffs when teams desperately need a true scorer/All-Star down-the-stretch. While Butler’s personality doesn’t seem to mesh well with the team basketball and point-center ball that the Nuggs play, this move certainly would help push them in the right direction this season.
The question Denver has to ask themselves is: Will Gary Harris ever be a top-10 player? How about top-15? Top-20? 25?
If not, move Harris to Minnesota.
Gary Harris is a 24-year-old true shooting guard who can make a big difference when given the shot attempts, which Minnesota seems totally fine with Andrew Wiggins shooting 20 times a game, so why not. Without destroying Wiggins in this slide, acquiring Harris would allow Wiggins to take a step back and become more efficient, forcing the Wolves to stop giving him insane Carmelo-like shots.
Harris is averaging 18.8 PPG shooting 46.7 percent from the field and a career-low from three (which is actually a good sign) at 27 percent.
That career-low from three is a good sign because it’s time to buy-low on Harris and expect his normal 38 percent from three over his career to continue.