KC Johnson: It's time to call the Bulls-Timberwolves Jimmy Butler trade a win-win
by K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune
Jan 15, 2018
2 minutes
Tom Thibodeau knew.
Whether out of hatred or habit, plenty of people excoriated Bulls management for trading one of the NBA's best 15 players in Jimmy Butler to Thibodeau's Timberwolves last June.
Summarizing the stereotypes, Zach LaVine was a risk, coming off surgery to repair his left ACL. Kris Dunn was a bust, a broken-down shell of a former lottery pick. And Lauri Markkanen was an unknown, a
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