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Jimmy Butler
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For the sake of the Eastern Conference and the NBA in general, I hope Butler stays in Chicago. What good does Butler do for himself or a team like the Knicks or Lakers? Rose's injuries have sapped a lot of the juice from the Bulls' title aspirations of the years, but Butler has really blossomed (see what I did there?). I'd like to see Rose regain his health over the next few years and team up with Butler and give the Cavs some more epic playoff series.
Look, I know we're engaged in a tough series with the Bulls. And yes, Noah is a douchebag of the highest order. But, have become a fan of Jimmy Butler this series. He plays the game the right way and has really grown his game since being drafted at the end of the first round. It's truly a shame that the Thibs situation has devolved to where it is now. But if there's something to salvage, at least we've seen the evolution of Jimmy Butler.
Look, I know we're engaged in a tough series with the Bulls. And yes, Noah is a douchebag of the highest order. But, have become a fan of Jimmy Butler this series. He plays the game the right way and has really grown his game since being drafted at the end of the first round. It's truly a shame that the Thibs situation has devolved to where it is now. But if there's something to salvage, at least we've seen the evolution of Jimmy Butler.
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Butler better stay in Chicago. Bulls will match whatever money is thrown at him and I see the desperate Lakers throwing the max at him because he is a significant piece next to Kobe.
The competitive nature of me wants him to be a Bull forever.
The competitive nature of me wants him to be a Bull forever.
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Poor guy got held back by the manufactured NBA MVP D-Rose in this series.
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Why would he not get the Max? In one year the contracts is a deal with the cap going up. Butler is not going anywhere, unless he decided to play on a one year deal to cash in, in 2016. That is a huge risk but also could be a huge payday.
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I want to dislike everyone on the Bulls (and frankly it's easy to dislike/hate many of them), but you gotta love Butler. Can't fathom him not getting the max. Guy is fantastic on both ends of the court and plays hard and pretty clutch when it matters most.
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This man makes more money than you:
Chicago Bulls player who signed a $95 million contract removed the rearview mirror in his car so that he can't look 'back
Jimmy Butler made the All-Star team last year after averaging 20 points per game. After a breakout season that saw him make the All-Star team and win Most Improved Player, Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler was rewarded with a five-year, $95 million contract.
And Butler, literally, has no intentions of looking back.
Butler's rise has been a storied one. Butler came from a rough background in which he grew up without his father, was kicked out of his mother's house, played a year in junior college before transferring to Marquette, and didn't get drafted until the 30th pick in 2011. Now, he's a max. contract player in the NBA.
In a profile by Chicago Magazine's Bryan Smith, Butler said he wants to put his past behind him so much that he removed the rearview mirror from his car so that he can't look back.
Questions about driving safety aside, Butler actually has some pretty good reasoning.
"It’s because I don’t ever want that to define me," he told Smith. "I hated it whenever it came up because that’s all anybody ever wanted to talk about. Like, that hasn’t gotten me to where I am today. I’m a great basketball player because of my work. I’m a good basketball player because of the people I have around me. And if I continue to be stuck in the past, then I won’t get any better. I won’t change, I’ll get stuck as that kid."
"That’s not who I am," Butler continued. "I’m so far ahead of that. I don’t hold grudges. I still talk to my family. My mom. My father. We love each other. That’s never going to change."
Butler was the winner of one of the greatest gambles in recent memory in the NBA. Butler, at the time a high-end role player, turned down a four-year, $40 million contract extension from the Bulls last season, gambling that he'd out-play it. His new $95 million deal proves that he obviously did.
So, as long as Butler is still using his side mirrors for safety purposes, he can be forgiven for not wanting to look backward.
Chicago Bulls player who signed a $95 million contract removed the rearview mirror in his car so that he can't look 'back
Jimmy Butler made the All-Star team last year after averaging 20 points per game. After a breakout season that saw him make the All-Star team and win Most Improved Player, Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler was rewarded with a five-year, $95 million contract.
And Butler, literally, has no intentions of looking back.
Butler's rise has been a storied one. Butler came from a rough background in which he grew up without his father, was kicked out of his mother's house, played a year in junior college before transferring to Marquette, and didn't get drafted until the 30th pick in 2011. Now, he's a max. contract player in the NBA.
In a profile by Chicago Magazine's Bryan Smith, Butler said he wants to put his past behind him so much that he removed the rearview mirror from his car so that he can't look back.
Questions about driving safety aside, Butler actually has some pretty good reasoning.
"It’s because I don’t ever want that to define me," he told Smith. "I hated it whenever it came up because that’s all anybody ever wanted to talk about. Like, that hasn’t gotten me to where I am today. I’m a great basketball player because of my work. I’m a good basketball player because of the people I have around me. And if I continue to be stuck in the past, then I won’t get any better. I won’t change, I’ll get stuck as that kid."
"That’s not who I am," Butler continued. "I’m so far ahead of that. I don’t hold grudges. I still talk to my family. My mom. My father. We love each other. That’s never going to change."
Butler was the winner of one of the greatest gambles in recent memory in the NBA. Butler, at the time a high-end role player, turned down a four-year, $40 million contract extension from the Bulls last season, gambling that he'd out-play it. His new $95 million deal proves that he obviously did.
So, as long as Butler is still using his side mirrors for safety purposes, he can be forgiven for not wanting to look backward.
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