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Jimmy Butler was not very fond of his younger teammates in Minnesota. Not only did Butler reportedly have issues with Karl-Anthony Towns he also had issues with Andrew Wiggins and his work ethic.
Vis Sporting News
Sources familiar with the situation told Sporting News that Butler is uncertain about playing with Wiggins — Butler had problems last season with Wiggins, his work ethic and his approach on the defensive end of the floor. Thibodeau has had similar problems with Wiggins in the past, too, and he had some hope that bringing a tough-minded veteran like Butler into the locker room would spur Wiggins to improve. It didn’t.
Today, Jimmy Butler shocked the NBA world when he requested a trade from the Timberwolves to either the Brooklyn Nets
Jimmy Butler has requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves, league sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski. Butler has given Minnesota a list of one-to-three teams with whom he's open to signing extension, in anticipation of trade.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 19, 2018
Minnesota's Jimmy Butler has three preferred destinations for a trade, league sources tell ESPN: The Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and New York Knicks. Those three teams have max cap space to sign Butler as a free agent in July.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 19, 2018
Andrew Wiggins brother, Nick, posted this tweet and deleted it immediately.
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1042475158995443713
TimberWolves fans weren’t happy with Nick’s tweet.
https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1042477460908982272
Imagine accomplishing nothing and tweeting this at people who’ve done so much more.
— O$AP Rocky (@TheAlanShane) September 19, 2018
@Wiggys__WORLD deleted your tweet already? Is it because your brother is a bum? pic.twitter.com/XgfmiQFe8o
— U.. (@MysticDanno) September 19, 2018
@Wiggys__WORLD you know your bro is booty tho right? T wolves should demand he give them their money back ☠️
— Cameron (@beanmachine94) September 19, 2018