With the seemingly imminent departure of star Jimmy Butler, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau reportedly has no intentions of rebuilding his team, even if that choice means he parts ways with the franchise. It appears Thobodeau believes that despite Butler's exit, the Wolves are still capable of competing in the immediate future.

Sean Deveney of Sporting News discussed how Thibodeau is set to stand pat on his win-now philosophy with his team.

According to multiple league sources, coach Tom Thibodeau has no intention of letting Butler go for young, rebuilding-type pieces. Thibodeau, hotly pursued as a coaching free agent after leaving Chicago in 2015, went to Minnesota because he thought the team would be ready to contend quickly.

As explained by Deveney, this implies that the Wolves will not be looking to acquire draft picks or other future assets in exchange for Butler. The team will likely be looking to trade the 29-year-old All-Star for a return that is immediately somewhat commensurate to Butler in terms of what he brings to the table.

Butler, acquired last summer in a trade with the Bulls, had become part of that thought process. Thibodeau has zero interest in taking a step back with Minnesota, even, according to sources, if it means he ultimately parts ways with the team.

“No one expects Tom to coach a 25-win or even 35-win team,” one front-office executive told Sporting News. “Even if he has to agree to dissolve the contract, they’d do that before they go and trade Butler for draft picks.”

However, this is going to be easier said then done for Thibs and the Timberwolves. The fact that Butler's trade request was made public already gives potential trade partners the upper hand. Minnesota will be negotiating from a position of weakness, and teams will definitely look to take advantage of that.

The good news for Thibodeau is that he will still have the likes of Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, and Jeff Teague at his disposal. Now, whether or not this will be enough for the team to reach its short-term goals is an altogether different matter.