BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) Jimmy Butler has a new team with the Timberwolves. He’s had his warm welcome to Minnesota.
Now he has work to do, when free agency begins: Persuade some of his peers around the league to join him.
As Wolves officials introduced Butler at a news conference Thursday at the Mall of America, they touted a belief that this up-and-coming team will be a desired destination on the open market.
The Wolves acquired Butler from Chicago in a draft-night trade . The deal sent point guard Kris Dunn and shooting guard Zach LaVine, their first-round draft picks in 2016 and 2014, to the Bulls.