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Timberwolves: Analyzing the Jimmy Butler trade after one year

Many pundits around the league thought the Minnesota Timberwolves got an absolute steal on Draft Night 2017 when they got Jimmy Butler and the 16th overall pick from Chicago in exchange for Zach Lavine and the 7th overall pick.

While Butler did help get the Wolves to the playoffs for the first time since 2004, it’s hard to say Minnesota won that trade considering Lavine and Lauri Markkanen have played well in Chicago while Butler ended up forcing another trade and Justin Patton turned out to be a first round bust.