Jimmy Butler has emerged this season to become one of the better shooting guards in the NBA. He’s developed a tremendous offensive game to complement his always been there stellar defensive skills. His stock has risen so much this season that he’ll likely receive a max contract from some team (if not the Bulls, then somebody else) this offseason.
He’s basically to the Chicago Bulls what Marian Hossa is to the Chicago Blackhawks- a very talented two-way player who flies under the radar for some reason.
Yesterday was Butler’s Most Improved Player award acceptance ceremony. He was asked about his future in Chicago.
He did not say anything other than the usual stuff every player is supposed to say in that situation. Remember, these types of events, all of them, are called press conferences or news conferences, but they’re not about news. The actual news is always made official by the powers that be before the event starts.
And everyone learns of the actual news days before that. No, these events are ceremonial celebrations. And Jimmy Butler, the Bulls, and their fan base should celebrate, he’s accomplished an awful lot.
No one, and I mean no one, thought Butler would develop like this when he was drafted in the middle of the second round out of Marquette in 2011.
We’ll see if Butler can save the Bulls in their series against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA on TNT Pundit Chris Webber on the combination of Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler:“You hope this tandem of Butler and Rose stay together for a long time. They’re like [similar] size, they can switch, they’re both athletic. They look for each other, they encourage each other. Just a great backcourt duo.”
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— Paul M. Banks (@PaulMBanks) May 7, 2015
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