UPDATE (10:45 p.m. ET): Jimmy Butler officially no longer is a member of the Chicago Bulls, as he’s been traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with first-round draft pick Justin Patton, for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and first-rounder Lauri Markkanen.
It's Official.
Timberwolves Acquire Three-Time NBA All-Star and 2016-17 All-NBA Third Team Selection Jimmy Butler » https://t.co/EzD0baxDb4 pic.twitter.com/FnaQmQ7Uto
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) June 23, 2017
OFFICIAL: Bulls acquire Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine, and Lauri Markkanen from Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/L6T5nCHuzm
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) June 23, 2017
ORIGINAL STORY: Jimmy Butler (finally) is on the move.
The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed in principle Thursday night to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Bulls for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the seventh overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, sources told the Chicago Tribune’s K.C. Johnson.
The Bulls have agreed in principle to deal Jimmy Butler to the Timberwolves, per source.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) June 22, 2017
The Bulls are getting Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the 7th pick, per sources. Bulls keep 16th pick.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) June 22, 2017
The Timberwolves also will receive the No. 16 overall pick in Thursday’s draft, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, and it was used to select Creighton center Justin Patton.
ESPN’s Marc Stein reported minutes before that the teams were close to a deal.
The Wolves are close to acquiring Jimmy Butler from Chicago, according to league sources
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 22, 2017
The 27-year-old swingman averaged a career-high 23.9 points per game last season, his sixth with the Bulls. And now he’s taking his talents to join Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota.
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