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Cleveland Cavaliers: 3 reasons to avoid Jimmy Butler trade

ByRyan Piers|
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 23: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves talks to the media after the game against the Houston Rockets in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 23: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves talks to the media after the game against the Houston Rockets in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
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3. Not on the destination list

Let’s not complicate this. Jimmy Butler doesn’t want to be a Cavalier, so why pursue him?

Butler published a wish list of NBA teams he would like to play for. It includes, in no particular order: not Cleveland, the Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers and definitely not Cleveland. Now it appears the Miami Heat are part of the group.

Yet, ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski recently reported the Cavaliers are interested in acquiring the four-time All-Star. The Cavs’ front office needs to have some respect for themselves.

It’s like the guy who chases the girl that’s obviously not into him. Yes, she’ll let him buy her lunch or maybe even take her out for a drink. But she’s just trying to get a free meal, while the men she actually digs are blowing up her phone. The guy needs to cut his losses and run.

Butler just isn’t into Cleveland. There are plenty of fish in the sea and one of those fish is Collin Sexton.  Cleveland would likely have to give its rookie point guard in a trade to acquire Butler.

And the Cavs are probably better off investing in a 19-year-old stud rather than a 29-year-old workhorse with Tom Thibodeau miles. Cavs fans may feel slighted by Butler after missing the list. It’s probably for the better.

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