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The Los Angeles Lakers are one of, if not the hottest team in the NBA right now. Their recent acquisition of former New Orleans Pelicans cornerstone superstar Anthony Davis has propelled the team to become the odds-on favorites to win the title in the upcoming season.
The entire league has definitely taken notice, and this includes some of the biggest incoming free agents. One of which is Philadephia 76ers four-time All-Star wing Jimmy Butler, who according to Ric Bucher of B/R, is seriously considering becoming the third star behind Davis and LeBron James in L.A.
The Sixers' other key free agent, Jimmy Butler, has drawn interest from the Nets, presumably as a backup plan to pair with Kyrie Irving should Durant choose the Knicks or remain with the Warriors. But Butler, the Western Conference executive said, has interest in being the third star with the Los Angeles Lakers, even if it means accepting slightly less than a maximum salary.
Bucher goes on to explain that Butler's supposed desire to jump in on the Lakers bandwagon is something new, and is likely brought about by the prospect of teaming up with one of the most frightening duos in NBA history.
This is a shift by Butler and could reflect the value of the Lakers in his eyes now that they are about to pair Anthony Davis with LeBron James. When Butler originally asked the Minnesota Timberwolves for a trade last season, his preferred destinations were Los Angeles (to join the Clippers), New York or Miami, but the Lakers did not make the list.
L.A. recently made some salary cap-clearing maneuvers, which has given them more room to sign a player of Butler's caliber salary-wise, so on paper, this is definitely something that can come to fruition.
