Teams are entering the NBA trade deadline with the idea of adjusting their cap situations, while rumors and intel about Jimmy Butler form.
Speaking Wednesday on his Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective podcast (beginning at the 17:09 mark), ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst suggested that the Kings are not in the mix for Butler:
Jimmy Butler doesn't want to go to Grizzlies ... made it known that they will not discuss trades for veteran forward Rui Hachimura, either. Given Beal's recent benching, undesirable contract ...
Rui Hachimura's name has been floated in trade rumors given his favorable contract ($17 million per year over the next two seasons) and upside as a soon-to-be 27-year-old who's in the middle of ...
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