When Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau was bringing in the final players to round out the roster going into his first training camp with the Wolves, he had a certain mold of a player in mind.
It’s not a coincidence that both point guard John Lucas III and forward Rasual Butler both spent time with Thibodeau during their careers.
Lucas played with the Rockets from 2005-2007 when Thibodeau was an assistant for Jeff Van Gundy. He also played for the Bulls from 2010-12 when Thibodeau was head coach.
Butler, on the other hand, spent a half season with the Bulls in 2011, a season in which the Bulls advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.