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Minnesota Timberwolves: Jimmy Butler trades to all 30 NBA teams

By Trey Flynn

TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 30: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves tries to stop a pass from Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors in an NBA game at the Air Canada Centre on January 30, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Raptors defeated the Timberwolves 109-104. NOTE TO USER: user expressly acknowledges and agrees by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Licence Agreement. (Photo by Claus Andersen/ Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 30: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves tries to stop a pass from Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors in an NBA game at the Air Canada Centre on January 30, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Raptors defeated the Timberwolves 109-104. NOTE TO USER: user expressly acknowledges and agrees by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Licence Agreement. (Photo by Claus Andersen/ Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 22: Cory Joseph #6 of the Indiana Pacers and Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves react during a game on October 22, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 22: Cory Joseph #6 of the Indiana Pacers and Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves react during a game on October 22, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Jimmy Butler traded to the Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are 6-3 and are looking to surprise the NBA this year and top out the Eastern Conference.

What’s a better way to do this than adding an all-around threat that is very similar to Victor Oladipo where you essentially just have to worry about the Raptors and Celtics.

Butler, Oladipo, and (newly extended) Myles Turner would be a great trio for years to come in the Eastern Conference, and frankly Indiana deserves it after all those potential championships given up due to LeBron’s dominance in Miami.

And while Oladipo didn’t work next to an All-Star in Oklahoma City with Russell Westbrook, let’s assume that was more of a Westbrook thing than an Oladipo thing.

The Wolves get a few different assets here, with one of my personal favorite underrated players around the league in Domantas Sabonis who is averaging 13.8 PPG with shooting splits of 67.7 percent from the field and 80 percent from the charity stripe. Sabonis would be a perfect addition to the Minnesota bench who could really be a spark-plug for their second unit.

Moreover, the addition of Bojan Bogdanovic and Cory Joseph would be nice assets off the bench, or if nothing else they would be nice future assets to trade in the near future. The addition of Joseph could allow a move like Gorgui Dieng (contract) and Tyus Jones to Phoenix to free cap.

Lastly, much like all of our deals, an unprotected 2019 first tops the deal off for Minny.

I would do this move over most of our trades thus far, mostly because I believe the Wolves should send Butler to the East, for safe measure.