The new trading season is starting, and a lot of rumors state that the Chicago Bulls appear to be receiving a lot of great offers. According to Inquisitr, they are receiving a lot of offers for Jimmy Butler, who is apparently not being considered for the market. However, the Bulls are also advised to reconsider this decision, since the offers are being upped, and they might stand to gain more from an auction instead of keeping him around.
The main team of Pau Gasol, Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and Jimmy Butler might just shatter into several broken pieces and two of them, Noah and Gasol, will aim for free agency this coming season. Noah was forced to be a scorer even with multiple injuries from the previous season. The Bulls heavily relied on his defense and rebounding, but apparently the teammates have been told that he will not be returning. However, Tom Thibodeau, the current coach and president of hte Minnesota Timberwolves, is interested in a reunion, since he has been the coach for Noah's team before.
Pau Gasol, on the other hand, is aiming to be a contender for a title, since he used up a lot of his time joining the Bulls for his initial contract two years ago. Now, time has caught up, and it looks like this player might just be let go since he has aged too much for the Bulls.
Both Rose and Jimmy Butler are also involved in several trade rumors, since the former will also be a free agent at the start of the next season. The Bulls have already gotten painful responses from players who left them for free agency, and it might just stay the same this time. This leaves Butler as the one player left from their main team, and it looks like other teams are more interested in making him join theirs.
NESN reports that Butler has already been connected to the Boston Celtics, the Orlando Magic and, of course, the Minnesota Tiberwolves, whose coach Thibodeau, is interested in getting him back to the team. NJ reports that the Boston Celtics are also interested in trading Butler for their No. 3 overall pick. According to the Chicago Tribune, Butler should be the first for them to trade, since he doesn't really show that much potential for any more growth within the team, and he's openly antagonizing Fred Hoiberg, who, while ill-equipped for a game, is still being kept by the Bulls.
