The regular season starts in a week, and Jimmy Butler is still on the the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ roster.
It’s safe to say that it isn’t what anyone expected when the original trade request became public three weeks ago. But here we are, and there are reports that Butler is trying to force something to happen this week.
Early in the day on Tuesday, The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski reported that Tom Thibodeau met with Butler again on Monday to reiterate his desire to be traded. Thibodeau, of course, has reportedly been holding out hope that Butler would change his mind.