Tim Bontemps predicts Jimmy Butler will be traded to Boston

[walker834]

I like our guards as constituted.  Isaiah is the guy and Avery is really a perfect #2. Plus Smart, Rozier, Turner etc... I don't think we need to do much with our guards. We could use a really lights out shooter but I'm not sold on Butler. He's good though.

We miss Avery right now but if Avery isnt going to be healthy that's a problem especially when guys like Rj can't even see the court apparently even when he's hurt.

[LarBrd33]

Jimmy Butler for a 42 win Bulls team:  20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 45%/31%/83%
Ricky Davis for a 33 win Celtic team:  19.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 46%/32%/79%

Neither made the playoffs.   Butler had former MVP Derrick Rose, 6x All-star Pau Gasol, last year's ROY runnerup Nikola Mirotic and a solid bench of players like Taj Gibson. 

I wouldn't mind bringing in Butler, but I'm not overpaying for premium-brand Ricky Davis. 

[walker834]

He's a more durable Bradley and better distributer.  A better Ricky Davis is a good comparison.

[The One]

Jimmy Butler for a 42 win Bulls team:  20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 45%/31%/83%
Ricky Davis for a 33 win Celtic team:  19.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 46%/32%/79%

Neither made the playoffs.   Butler had former MVP Derrick Rose, 6x All-star Pau Gasol, last year's ROY runnerup Nikola Mirotic and a solid bench of players like Taj Gibson. 

I wouldn't mind bringing in Butler, but I'm not overpaying for premium-brand Ricky Davis.

Thank you for the numbers.  But don't forget...his defense is stellar and his motor is unquestioned.

I also wouldn't overpay...but he would be dynamite here.

[MBz]

Jimmy Butler for a 42 win Bulls team:  20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 45%/31%/83%
Ricky Davis for a 33 win Celtic team:  19.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 46%/32%/79%

Neither made the playoffs.   Butler had former MVP Derrick Rose, 6x All-star Pau Gasol, last year's ROY runnerup Nikola Mirotic and a solid bench of players like Taj Gibson. 

I wouldn't mind bringing in Butler, but I'm not overpaying for premium-brand Ricky Davis.

He did miss 15 games though and they did go 5-10 in those games.  He was a big part of the team, had he not got hurt, they may have actually made the playoffs.  I'll give you Gasol, but Rose is absolutely terrible now.  Butler is not a #1 guy by any means, but he is better then a premium Ricky Davis.  Realistically he's a great #2 guy that you hope can help bring in a great #1 guy. 

[The One]

He's a more durable Bradley and better distributer.  A better Ricky Davis is a good comparison.

He would have to be a WAY better Ricky Davis then.

Butler's career highlights and awards:
2× NBA All-Star (2015–2016)
NBA Most Improved Player (2015)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2014–2015)

Davis' career highlights and awards:
"Wrong Rim Ricky"

[Quetzalcoatl]

I'd much rather not add Dwight, even though in a vacuum, he's exactly what we need.  I want the team to be a bunch of type-A, chip-on-their-shoulder guys and solid, all-around guys.  The only exception I would make on that is Ben Simmons, because I think Stevens would do work with him and he's young enough to be molded a bit.

So yes to players like: Butler, Durant, Simmons, Ingram, Bender, Conley, maybe Batum, maybe Horford.

The kind of guys I don't want are people who don't pass, are poor at defense, stop ball movement and/or are inefficient with their shot selection.  So no to: Whiteside, Howard, Cousins, Rudy Gay, Greg Monroe, resigning Sullinger, drafting Valentine, Jordan Clarkson, Ryan Anderson, Brook Lopez.

[feckless]

Only a prediction. Unless Bulls get "paid", won't trade him

3rd or 4th pick, Celts pick, all 2nd round picks except 31st or 35th for Butler

We keep mavs and either 31 or 35 pick

So final trade

To Bulls: Rozier, amir all picks above for butler

Bulls will want Crowder or Smart IMO.

I think Crowder and Smart for Butler is a bargain for the C's.

[Ed Hollison]

Things to keep in mind on Butler:

1) He's 26 years old.
2) He'll make an average of $19 million over the next four years. (By comparison, if we sign Horford to his max we'd pay him an average of $26.8 million over four years.)

For the love of everything good and holy, let's not compare Butler to Ricky Davis. Butler is a gritty, hardnosed defender who also happens to be one of the best offensive players in the league. He'd be a perfect fit for this team.

[walker834]

Hoiberg is a bad coach then. I haven't watched the bulls too much of late but like Jimmy Butler.  Under Thibs they were different.  Butler and Rose's style of play has really suffered under Hoiberg.

[Evantime34]

I thought it was interesting that Mannix mentioned that they were in on Bradley Beal. I wonder if the C's will attempt to work out a sign and trade or just offer him the max in free agency. Adding Beal would allow us to move one or two of our guards for a front court upgrade.

As to comparing Ricky Davis to Butler. Butler is one of the best wing defenders in the entire NBA, Ricky Davis was not.

[GetLucky]

Jimmy Butler for a 42 win Bulls team:  20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 45%/31%/83%
Ricky Davis for a 33 win Celtic team:  19.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 46%/32%/79%

Neither made the playoffs.   Butler had former MVP Derrick Rose, 6x All-star Pau Gasol, last year's ROY runnerup Nikola Mirotic and a solid bench of players like Taj Gibson. 

I wouldn't mind bringing in Butler, but I'm not overpaying for premium-brand Ricky Davis.

Jimmy Butler for a 50-win Bulls team: 20.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals, 46.2%/37.8%/83.4%

Butler is more than capable of being a top-3 option on a legitimate contender (and he was the #1 on a 50-win team last year). His defense is also very good, although I will admit I didn't watch him play much this year.

[libermaniac]

Jimmy Butler for a 42 win Bulls team:  20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 45%/31%/83%
Ricky Davis for a 33 win Celtic team:  19.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 46%/32%/79%

Neither made the playoffs.   Butler had former MVP Derrick Rose, 6x All-star Pau Gasol, last year's ROY runnerup Nikola Mirotic and a solid bench of players like Taj Gibson. 

I wouldn't mind bringing in Butler, but I'm not overpaying for premium-brand Ricky Davis.

Wow.  That is scary.  TP.  Did Butler also shoot at the wrong basket to try to get a triple double? 

[MBunge]

Jimmy Butler for a 42 win Bulls team:  20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 45%/31%/83%
Ricky Davis for a 33 win Celtic team:  19.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 46%/32%/79%

Neither made the playoffs.   Butler had former MVP Derrick Rose, 6x All-star Pau Gasol, last year's ROY runnerup Nikola Mirotic and a solid bench of players like Taj Gibson. 

I wouldn't mind bringing in Butler, but I'm not overpaying for premium-brand Ricky Davis.

I'm not sure Butler is even a Paul George-level star but he's a heck of a lot better than Ricky Davis.  At minimum he's a better version of Avery.

Mike

[fairweatherfan]

Jimmy Butler for a 42 win Bulls team:  20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 45%/31%/83%
Ricky Davis for a 33 win Celtic team:  19.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 46%/32%/79%

Neither made the playoffs.   Butler had former MVP Derrick Rose, 6x All-star Pau Gasol, last year's ROY runnerup Nikola Mirotic and a solid bench of players like Taj Gibson. 

I wouldn't mind bringing in Butler, but I'm not overpaying for premium-brand Ricky Davis.

Is the rebounds/assists swap a typo or done intentionally to make the lines seem more similar?  Also I'm pretty sure Ricky Davis was traded out of town midway through the season you're citing.