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The 2017 Jimmy Butler trade suddenly is coming back to haunt the Bulls

It was an interesting debate during the 2017-18 season.

The Bulls front office was straining its elbow in patting itself on the back, thrilled with the trade they had pulled off months earlier in jumpstarting the rebuild.

On the other side, there was the Timberwolves, having Jimmy Butler front and center in helping end a 13-year playoff drought.

Seemingly a win-win deal for both teams.

Fast forward to Saturday, and all that has transpired for each franchise since. The only clear-cut winner in that draft-night trade that linked the two organizations together?

One Jimmy Butler III.