NBA: 5 pros and cons from the Jimmy Butler trade
By Kyle Crabbe
Pro 5 – Butler gives the young Sixers a great veteran piece that could push Philadelphia to greater heights in the NBA Playoffs
In this trade Jimmy Butler can end up representing the last piece for the Sixers to become not only playoff contenders but serious candidates in the NBA championship conversation. With Joel Embiid rising his play to that of a MVP level and Ben Simmons becoming one of the NBA greater nightly mismatches, the 76ers might be on the verge of becoming a special historic NBA team.
Butler offers Philadelphia a big time talent that brings big-time intensity to his nightly performances. Butler is a player that can and will make clutch plays with difficult shots and crucial offensive playmaking as well as defending the opposing teams best scorers while making game saving defensive plays. Jimmy Butler in playoff play could be a X-Factor in any seven-game series.
The addition of Jimmy Butler could potentially have the impact of Andre Iguodala to the 2014 Golden State Warriors, or Tyson Chandler addition to the 2011 Dallas Mavericks, or even Rasheed Wallace joining forces with the 2004 Detroit Pistons. Butler is unquestionably one of the best talents in the NBA right now and just as unquestioned is how talented the young 76ers are. Now we will have to see how head coach Brett Brown puts all the pieces together.