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There were stretches during the 2017-18 season when former Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Jimmy Butler would avoid giving All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns the ball consistently on offense as a protest of sorts at Towns’ inconsistent effort and execution on the defensive end, according to Zach Harper of The Athletic. Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns […]

On the most recent episode of The Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon stated that the Los Angeles Lakers “floated” Brandon Ingram in Jimmy Butler trade discussions. Brian Windhorst quickly jumped on MacMahon to throw cold water after MacMahon brought this up. That leads us to believe Ingram’s involvement in a potential trade never became that […]

If Jimmy Butler wanted to impress his new team — and believe me, he certainly does — then he appears to absolutely be on right track. Christmas came early for the entire Philadelphia 76ers organization as Butler reportedly handed out dozens of Air Jordan sneakers to literally everybody on the team. So much for not […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler says all he cares about is winning and that stats and making All-Star teams are not why he plays the game of basketball. Butler is a four-time All-Star and has averaged at least 20 points per game four seasons in a row. However, Butler has never been past the […]

Jimmy Butler has been absolutely great since making the big move to the Philadelphia 76ers. However, the 6-foot-8 swingman did admit that he has yet to fully adjust to life with the Sixers, particularly with the vernacular of the team. Speaking to Kyle Neubeck of the Philly Voice, Butler explained how he has been working […]

When now Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler demanded a trade out of his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, many speculated where the two-way star would eventually end up. According to previous reports, one of the teams Butler was interested in joining was the New York Knicks. However, Keith Pompey of The Philly Inquirer reports that […]

Philadelphia 76ers star small forward Jimmy Butler wants Sixers second-year guard Markelle Fultz to know the team wants him to be great and that he has their full support. Fultz is currently away from the team meeting with multiple shoulder specialists and won’t participate in full practices or games until the specialist has had the […]

Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers are 6-2 since the Jimmy Butler trade. However, the Timberwolves have been much better on the defensive side of the ball since parting ways with Butler. Per NBA.com, the Timberwolves are tied with the Dallas Mavericks for the best defensive rating in the league over the last eight […]

Brooklyn Nets fans may have jumped for joy last week at the thought of superstar players wanting to play for them. NetDaily.com sent out a tweet last week about Nets general manager Sean Marks having a shot at future meetings with All-Stars Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, and Jimmy Butler. Just the thought of landing one […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been enchanted with the energy and play that Jimmy Butler has brought to this team after being acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves. All signs point to the organization being willing to re-sign him in the summer, but they may want to first shed some salary, and a trade of Markelle Fultz […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler says he could see himself being with the Sixers for the long term. Jimmy Butler, 29, can become an unrestricted free agent after this season if he declines his 2018-19 player-option with the club, something he is expected to do since more money is available to him on the […]

Jimmy Butler’s integration into his new team has been nearly seamless, as the four-time All-Star has tried to fill in the spots of need for the Philadelphia 76ers upon his arrival. Butler posted his first 30-plus-point game with his new team on Sunday and already has two game-winners to his name in only seven games […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler wasn’t shy about trolling new teammate Joel Embiid after the Sixers big man set himself up with an alley-oop off the glass against the Brooklyn Nets. “I mean, game winners are nice, but @joelembiid please explain why you felt the need to do this?,” said Butler on his Instagram post. “Your […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade chimed in on the Jimmy Butler saga, now a couple of weeks removed from his former teammate making the move to his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, after an awry one-year-and-change stint with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wade gave the outside perception of how it all went down, claiming the […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler has now nailed two game-winners through only seven games with his new team. Sunday night’s heroics against the Brooklyn Nets brought a sure sense of deja vu for his teammates, and with great reason, as it was from the same spot and with the same rhythm combination as the one […]

Jimmy Butler of the Philadelphia 76ers just hit another game-winner from the same spot over the Brooklyn Nets. Check out the clip below posted by WorldWideWob: https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1066866234216628225 The three-point shot put the 76ers up, 127-125, and it was enough to seal the victory. Butler’s shot was reminiscent of his game-winning three over the Charlotte Hornets, […]

Jimmy Butler sustained an ankle sprain in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Friday night loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he will play on Sunday night when the Sixers take on the Brooklyn Nets, per Serena Winters of NBC Sports Philly. This is excellent news for Philly as they look to avenge a blowout loss in Brooklyn […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade is glad his friend, Jimmy Butler, got his wish and was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Philadelphia 76ers. Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler played one season together with the Chicago Bulls and are very close off the court. The future Hall of Famer says the trade was […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler appeared to have injured his left ankle, Friday. It came in the fourth quarter of the Sixers’ 121-112 loss to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers. Fortunately, the results of the x-ray returned negative. It was nothing more than a sprain and Jimmy Butler will be re-evaluated Saturday. Jimmy Butler had his ankle […]

The Brooklyn Nets will potentially have money to sign two max players next summer, and Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports believes Brooklyn can at least secure free-agent meetings with stars such as Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler. Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler can all become unrestricted free agents after this season […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson exchanged jerseys with Jimmy Butler inside the Sixers’ locker room. Check out the photo below posted by SLAM. Jimmy’s got the Philly 🐐’s stamp of approval. It’s go time. (via @sixers) pic.twitter.com/nePgIGnh4I — SLAM (@SLAMonline) November 20, 2018 Iverson was in attendance in the Sixers’ 119-114 win over the Phoenix […]

After the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Phoenix Suns at home Monday, new Sixers star Jimmy Butler shared a special moment with Hall of Famer Allen Iverson. With Jimmy Butler in the mix, the Sixers have a great chance to get to the NBA Finals from the first since 2001, when Allen Iverson took the franchise […]

Philadelphia Sixers forward Jimmy Butler has seen the vast difference between his new team and his former one, now able to add to a winning formula and propel a franchise to greater heights, instead of just reaching the playoffs. “Night and day,” Butler told Shams Charania of The Athletic of his new situation. While Butler […]

Philadelphia 76ers icon Allen Iverson has witnessed the rebirth of a winning culture in The City of Brotherly Love after the franchise traded for Jimmy Butler. Despite a mere 2-1 record with Butler on the Sixers, there has been a major difference in the team’s spirit after adding a proven four-time All-Star of his caliber. […]

For Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown, new acquisition Jimmy Butler is a gift. As per Keith Pompey of philly.com, Brown showered Butler with praises, tagging him as an elite player. He pointed out Butler’s defensive abilities, which extend further up to the game’s critical moments: “It’s a gift that you think you know what […]

The Sixers needed every bit of Jimmy Butler’s heroics to escape Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Hornets, Saturday night. It turns out that Butler was actually dared to call game prior to his game-winning shot against the Hornets. Noah Levick of NBC Sports wrote about the Sixers’ newest kid in town, including being dared by […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler’s game-winning three-pointer to put away the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night looked eerily similar to Kyrie Irving’s Game 7, championship-sealing dagger for the Cleveland Cavaliers that broke the collective hearts of every member of the Golden State Warriors and their fans in the 2016 NBA Finals. See the comparison for […]

What a night for Kemba Walker. The All-Star guard scored a career-high 60 points for the Charlotte Hornets. However, Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler ruined his historic night as he nailed a game-winning three-pointer to give the 122-119 overtime win for the Sixers. Despite having the final say, Butler was the first to sing praises […]

The Philadelphia 76ers pulled a rabbit out of the hat courtesy of its newest addition Jimmy Butler. The All-Star forward came up big in the clutch and nailed a game-winning three-pointer in overtime to deliver the 122-119 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Butler, however, missed a chance to shut the door on the Hornets in […]

Jimmy Butler is making his impact felt right away with the Sixers. The Philadelphia 76ers were in Charlotte Saturday night taking on Kemba Walker and the Hornets. It was Butler’s third game with the Sixers, and in typical superstar fashion, the four-time All-Star hit a game-winning 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Sixers […]

Jimmy Butler is thrilled to be anywhere other than Minnesota and the newest Philadelphia 76ers star is happy with his new teammates. Following the Sixers’ Friday night 113-107 win over the Utah Jazz, Butler spoke about his new teammates and how they are taking criticism well, according to Rich Hofmann of The Athletic. “I think everybody […]

Philadelphia Sixers star Jimmy Butler was traded earlier in the week, and now is gracing on a Sports Illustrated cover. Well, technically. The Sixers recreated one of the most famous SI covers ever: Moses Malone. #OnBrand x #TTP pic.twitter.com/DKbtWW7g7w — Chris Heck (@chrisheck76) November 16, 2018 The team is trying to paint on how Malone […]

Jimmy Butler is no longer with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but the four-time All-Star is still taking shots at Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. After the Sixers defeated the Utah Jazz at home Friday night, Jimmy Butler said it’s so much more fun to play with the guys on Philadelphia. The 29-year-old swingman also said the […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler finally made his home debut for his new ballclub, and it is everything he expected as he received a rising welcome from Sixers fans in the Wells Fargo Center. Jimmy Butler gets introduced in his first home game for the @sixers! 👀👏(Via @nba)pic.twitter.com/yrXhjUA2zE — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 17, […]

Despite an anticlimactic Philadelphia 76ers debut in a loss to the Orlando Magic, new Sixers acquisition Jimmy Butler is still confident he will pick up the playbook and mesh with his new teammates sooner rather than later, having already shown signs of his unselfishness and leadership in only 33 minutes of action. “We all want […]

Jimmy Butler of is confident that once he meshes with his new teammates, the Philadelphia 76ers will be a tough team to beat. As reported by Keith Pompey of philly.com, Butler expects to develop chemistry with his new teammates sooner than later. And once it happens, they’re going to be difficult to handle. “I’m telling […]

During Jimmy Butler’s Sixers debut Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, the four-time All-Star got on star big man Joel Embiid for not being loud enough on defense. As we all know, Butler is a very demanding teammate and he wants everyone to work just as hard as him. His leadership style isn’t for everyone. It’s […]

Despite the two months of drama swarming over the Minnesota Timberwolves, forward Jimmy Butler has left his stamp on the roster he left behind after being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. Rookie Josh Okogie dispelled any rumors of the four-time All-Star being a toxic presence in the locker room. “I know a lot of people […]

In light of the recent drama that surrounded the team, Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has some regrets about acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Chicago Bulls in 2017. The Wolves’ win-now mantra last year forced them to trade for Butler, but that hasn’t turned out well for the team. Jace Frederick of Twin Cities Pioneer […]