“Before Butler arrived, Green had a standing request of the team’s front office that he deemed vital to their renaissance: Go get another “a–hole,” as one team source described it,” the two wrote. “Another fiery, two-way talent like him who would say what needed to be said at all times and compete on the knife’s edge on both ends of the floor.”

The Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly attempted to land Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant ahead of the NBA trade deadline in February. According to NBA reporter Jake Fischer, "Minnesota's own approach for Durant was serious enough,

As Kevin Durant was seen as the hottest property in the trade window along with Jimmy Butler, Timberwolves endeavored to land the forward from the Phoenix Suns ahead of the NBA trade deadline.