LeBron James, Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers are in town for tonight's only visit of the season, an occasion to look back at what might have been.
The Cavaliers pursued a trade to acquire Butler from Chicago before last June's draft, but a deal never materialized after the Cavs abruptly parted ways with GM David Griffin.
In July, the Cavaliers courted veteran free agent Jamal Crawford after the Clippers trade him to Atlanta and Crawford worked a buyout with the Hawks.
Crawford signed a two-year, $8.9 million deal with the Wolves instead.
As he often does, Butler blamed a bad memory when asked if he ever thought he was headed to Cleveland.