Here's the quote: "The Bulls held advanced discussions with the Celtics centered on Butler and the No. 3 pick, with whom they would've selected Providence guard Kris Dunn, league sources said. Several proposals were exchanged, including one with Jae Crowder and the Celtics' No. 3 and No. 16 picks, league sources said."
Now you can take whatever you want from that. It could be interpreted that maybe more would be added to that deal. However, this very well could just be salary filler due to cap/salary requirements in this trade.
So let's parse this out a bit...
Crowder is under our control for 4 more years at roughly $7M per year. He was a +11 net rating per 100 possessions for Cs this year. His per 36 mins stats were 16 pts/6 reb/2 assts/2 stl. Almost all of his stats were career bests (at 25 years old), including the advanced stats.
Bulter is under Chicago's control for 3 more years, at roughly $17.5M per year. He was a +10 rating per 100 possessions for the Bulls this year. His per 36 mins stats were 20 pts/5 reb/5 assts/1.5 stl. Almost all of his stats (at 26 years old) were roughly equal to his last season which were career bests, including the advanced stats.
Given those statements above, one would argue that Jimmy Butler is slightly better than Crowder. But then take into effect that he is making more than twice as much money, and under your control for fewer years, and is older, and ask yourself: is trading Butler straight up for Crowder a good deal?
Then factor in that Chicago
on top of Crowder wanted the #3, the #16, and in order to make salaries match required either Jerebko or Amir.
How can anyone complain about Danny not making that trade???