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Wolves payag nang i-trade si Butler

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Wolves payag nang i-trade si Butler
Sina guard Jimmy Butler at Karl Anthony Towns sa isang panalo ng Minnesota Timberwolves.

MINNESOTA -- Pa­yag na ang Timberwolves na mai-trade si ve­teran guard Jimmy But­ler.

Ito ay matapos kumpirmahin ng Minnesota ang pag-aalok nila kay Karl-Anthony Towns ng five-year, $190-million super-maximum extension sa parehong araw na idineklara ni team owner Glen Taylor ang pagdadala kay Butler sa ibang koponan.

“I promise to the fans, my teammates and the organization to keep the vision of the man who drafted me, Flip Saunders, alive and treat his dream of winning with respect and dig­nity. To the fans from Day One and the Timber­wolves fans, this is for you. Thank you for believing in me,” sa­bi ni Towns sa isang statement.

Ang 6-foot-11 na si Towns, ipagdi­riwang ang kanyang ika-23 ka­arawan sa Nob­yembre 15, ang tu­ma­tayong cor­nerstone ng Timber­wolves matapos siyang hirangin bilang first overall pick no­ong 2015.

Siya ang kinilalang 2016 Rookie of the Year, naging miyembro ng All-Star  team at isang All-NBA third team member sa una niyang tat­long seasons.

Kumamada si Towns ng mga averages na 21.3 points, 12.3 boards at 1.4 blocks.

Pinaganda ang kanyang three-point shoo­ting, inihatid ni Towns ang Minnesota sa playoff appea­rance matapos ang 13 taon.

Inutusan na ni Taylor sina president at head coach Tom Thibodeau at general manager Scott Layden na ilagay si Butler sa trading block.

Sinabi pa ng 29-an­yos na si Butler na wala na siyang intensyon na muling pu­mirma ng ba­gong kontrata sa Tim­ber­­wolves.

Kabilang sa mga gusto ni Butler na lipatan ay ang Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets.

Humataw si Butler ng mga averages na 22.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists at 2.0 steals para sa Minnesota.

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