Wolves' intentions with Jimmy Butler creating confusion
Summary
I think we made that clear [Monday].” But conflicting information has surfaced regarding the Wolves’ willingness to deal Butler, a source told the Star Tribune. Teams have lobbied owner Glen Taylor, who also owns the Star Tribune, in an attempt to facilitate a deal, according to the ESPN report. Other teams might want to paint the picture of dysfunction in the Wolves organization in order to make them more desperate to accept a bad deal. Layden disputed that notion at Monday’s media day, saying the timing of the request didn’t dampen the kind of trade market that exists for Butler. That’s what Scott’s job is and obviously a move of this magnitude, Glen is involved with it too just as he was with [Karl-Anthony Towns’ extension] because those are major decisions.” Butler remained in the Twin Cities on Tuesday and worked out at a local gym.