In a recent interview with the Star Tribune, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler was asked who he believed was the most talented player on the team. Surprisingly, he didn't say that it was himself.
“Who, me? Hell no, Wigs is. Wigs is the most talented by far. I see him do things and I'm like wow, like how? The crazy part is that was at 40 percent. Just think if you're 80 percent or what if you just go as hard as you can, 100? Wigs is easily the most talented person on this team.”
It's easy to assume that the former Chicago Bull would clearly declare himself as the best player on the team. After all, it was only when Butler wore a Timberwolves jersey that the team started becoming relevant. The Timberwolves are 30-18 on the season so far.
To get that into context, the Timberwolves were 31-51 last season, despite having talented players on the roster in Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Zach LaVine.
But Butler isn't just carrying this team this season. He is trying to bring the best out of everybody, especially Wiggins.
“Playing with me, you've got no choice because I'm going to get on your nerves every single day until you do what I know you can do, what I expect of you, what we expect of you. Then it's going to make winning a lot easier.”
Butler is averaging 21.7 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Timberwolves this season. He is contributing for the team not just in raw numbers. He is also bringing the winning culture he had in Chicago to Minnesota as well.
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