Minnesota Timberwolves: Should Jimmy Butler be traded?

Jimmy Butler is going to be a free agent in the summer of 2019, and that means that the Minnesota Timberwolves should at least consider any trade options in the meantime.

Jimmy Butler’s trade value will probably be it’s highest during the offseason, so it would be foolish for the Wolves to not consider all of their options.

We aren’t 100 percent sure if Jimmy Butler is going to commit to playing with the Minnesota Timberwolves beyond 2018-19. Plus, you have to consider what he’d do if Minnesota chose to fire Tom Thibodeau either this or next offseason.

If that’s a real possibility, the Wolves should trade him now for something in return instead of just letting him walk. There’s a lot of “what…