According to multiple sources, Jimmy Butler has requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Jimmy Butler has requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves, league sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski. Butler has given Minnesota a list of one-to-three teams with whom he's open to signing extension, in anticipation of trade.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 19, 2018
Now, the chances of the Rockets being one of those teams is definitely nonzero. I don’t see why Butler would not want to sign with a team that won 65 games last year and just so happens to reside in his hometown.