There have been reports sprouting Tuesday saying that Minnesota Timberwolves reserve shooting guard Jamal Crawford is set to decline his player option to become an unrestricted free agent this coming summer, but if it is up to Jimmy Butler, Crawford should be suiting up for at least one more year in Minnesota, per Chris Haynes of ESPN.

The Timberwolves have been sent to an early offseason after the Houston Rockets bounced Jimmy Butler and company out of title contention in the first round of the playoffs, winning the series four games to one.

Jamal Crawford might not be happy with the number of minutes Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau had allotted for him this season. Crawford played in just 20.7 minutes per game in 2017-18, the fewest he’s had since playing in just 17.2 minutes per game way back in his rookie season in the NBA. Thibodeau has become notorious for giving his starters an exorbitant amount of playing time, and that approach significantly affected Crawford’s minutes off the bench. That said, Crawford is 37, and in the NBA, the older a player gets, the fewer time he gets to play.

Nevertheless, Crawford could still contribute, as evidenced by his averages of 10.3 points and 2.3 assists per game in 2017-18.

Crawford signed a two-year, $8.9 million deal with the Timberwolves in 2017 which comes with a player option in the second year worth $4.5 million.