It's safe to say that New York Knicks big man Enes Kanter is not happy about persisting rumors that Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Jimmy Butler wants in on the LeBron James parade.
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) August 24, 2018
Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus reported that the four-time NBA All-Star is open to joining the Los Angeles Lakers next year.
“Outside of Leonard, Cousins and Butler may be the most likely to switch teams. Per a source close to Butler, he's open to the idea of moving on from the Timberwolves to play alongside James in Los Angeles.”
The 6-foot-11 Kanter truly has had enough of superstars switching teams. He directly experienced the wrong end of it when Kevin Durant left him and the Oklahoma City Thunder to play for the stacked Golden State Warriors, the team that eliminated the Thunder in the playoffs just the year before.
Butler is in the fourth year of his five-year, $95 million deal that he signed with the Chicago Bulls back in 2015. Butler can still opt in for the last year of his contract, but it is assumed he will hit free agency to get an even more lucrative deal.
The 6-foot-8 forward is one of the top two-way players in the league right now. There have been rumblings of discontent in Minnesota, and he could very well be eyeing an exit if things don't go well in 2018-19.
Interestingly enough, rumors have circulated that Kanter is optimistic that Butler and Kyrie Irving will join forces and sign with the Knicks next year.
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