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Beard: Don't count on Pistons trading for Jimmy Butler

Detroit — Jimmy Butler is not walking through that door.

Well, probably not.

It takes money to make money. And it takes star talent to get star talent.

It takes star talent — or a very good deal, under very good circumstances.

The Pistons don’t seem to have the star talent to spare — and even if they did, it would take a big stretch to put together a package that would entice the Minnesota Timberwolves to deal their All-Star wing, who is likely to be traded any day this week, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.