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NBA Trade Grades: Bulls to send Jimmy Butler to Timberwolves

By Gerald Bourguet

Apr 12, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) reacts during the first half against the Brooklyn Nets at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 12, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) reacts during the first half against the Brooklyn Nets at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 12, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) reacts during the first half against the Brooklyn Nets at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

The Chicago Bulls have agreed to send Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves and undergo a major rebuild. Here are NBA Trade Grades for both sides.

The Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves are going about their rebuilds in very different ways, yet they found a way to do so in tandem Thursday night.

As first reported by ESPN‘s Marc Stein, the Wolves have agreed to send superstar Jimmy Butler to reunite with his old head coach Tom Thibodeau.

Chicago, in return, will receive Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the No. 7 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, which was used on Lauri Markkanen. According to ESPN‘s Brian Windhorst, the Bulls are also sending their No. 16 overall pick to Minnesota as part of the deal.

Butler’s name had been come up in multiple trade rumors over the last few years, with Chicago’s front office unsure they wanted him to lead the team into a new chapter post-Derrick Rose. Now, they’re shipping him off to Minnesota for pennies on the dollar.

This is clearly a lopsided deal, but is it really THAT bad for the Bulls? And did Thibs really get such a monumental steal as it appears? In order to sort it all out, here are some NBA Trade Grades.

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