NBA Rumors: Jimmy Butler Tells Cavs He Would Rather Stay With Bulls

by Cameron McDonough on Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 8:57PM

It doesn’t look like Jimmy Butler is interested in joining the Cleveland Cavaliers after all.

Butler has been one of the most talked about players when it comes to trade rumors for some time now, and that’s continued over the past few days. In fact, one report Tuesday quoted an NBA executive saying Butler will be traded to either the Cavs or Boston Celtics.

But the Chicago Bulls All-Star swingman apparently has turned Cleveland down, according to TNT’s David Aldridge.

Per source, Jimmy Butler has informed Cavs that he wants to stay in Chicago rather than be traded to Cleveland.

— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) June 21, 2017