The Boston Celtics and Jimmy Butler seemingly have been forever attached at the hip when it comes to trade talks for the Chicago Bulls star swingman, but that no longer appears to be the case.
The Butler trade talks still are ongoing hours before Thursday’s 2017 NBA Draft, but the C’s aren’t one of the teams involved, and it’s been like that for a while, sources told the Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett.
Much of the talk Thursday has centered around Kristaps Porzingis, not Butler, although the Celtics reportedly have a strong offer in place for the Indiana Pacers’ Paul George. The Minnesota Timberwolves, meanwhile, appear to be one of the teams still in on the Butler and George talks. Oh, and don’t count out the Denver Nuggets.
But those Butler-to-Boston rumors finally might be out of juice.
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