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Brooklyn Nets: 3 potential trades for Jimmy Butler

By Phil Watson

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 27: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on January 27, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 27: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on during the game against the Brooklyn Nets on January 27, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JANUARY 28: Caris LeVert #22 of the Brooklyn Nets goes to the basket against the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 28, 2017 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

For what it’s worth, this would be the most likely scenario for a trade for Jimmy Butler by the Nets. Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype wrote that this would be the likeliest foundation for a potential Timberwolves-Brooklyn trade involving Butler.

The Timberwolves have been high on LeVert in the past and he has two years remaining on his rookie deal, while Carroll makes the money work with the $15.4 million he has due in the final year of his contract.

Levert could plug into the 2 spot for Minnesota, where the depth chart behind Butler shows former MVP Derrick Rose (a shell of the player he once was), first-round Josh Okogie (not ready for prime time) and marginal roster filler guys Jared Terrell and C.J. Williams.

Carroll would also give the Timberwolves some defensive flexibility at the 3 behind Andrew Wiggins, who is not known as a lockdown defender … or much of a defender at all, to be honest.

The ESPN Trade Machine shows this trade as a nine-win increase for Brooklyn and a nine-loss dip for Minnesota.