It appears that the Jimmy Butler saga is near a long-awaited conclusion.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Philadelphia 76ers are close to acquiring guard Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Sources with @JonKrawczynski: Philadelphia is finalizing a deal with Minnesota to acquire Jimmy Butler.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 10, 2018
Forwards Dario Saric and Robert Covington are both going to Minnesota in the deal.
Philadelphia package to Minnesota includes Robert Covington, Dario Saric, and likely a draft pick, league sources said. Sides exchanged medicals to complete deal. https://t.co/6qGau5GzfA
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 10, 2018
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the team has every intention of working out a long-term deal with Butler.
Jimmy Butler and the Sixers fully expect to reach a deal on a long-term contract this summer, league sources tell ESPN. Sixers made deal with plans to add Butler to a Big Three with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 10, 2018
That ends a late summer and training camp filled with drama over the Timberwolves’ refusal to part with their disgruntled star for less than they saw suitable. The Houston Rockets were most prominently linked, but instead, Butler will be the key cog in a young team that features Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons playing in a wide-open Eastern Conference.
