Jimmy Butler Traded to 76ers

This past week 4 time all star Jimmy Butler was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Philadelphia 76ers. Jimmy Butler was drafted by the Chicago Bulls, then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves before being acquired by the 76ers. The trade included Philadelphia trading Jerryd Bayless, Robert Covington, Dario Saric and a 2022 second round pick to Minnesota for Justin Patton and Butler. Jimmy has been wanting to be traded for awhile now because he believes the Timberwolves have enough talent but they don’t have the work ethic to be a championship contender. Now Butler will go to a 76ers team who was the number three seed in the east last year and now with the acquisition of Butler are an NBA Finals contender. We’ll just have to see how the rest of the season goes for Philadelphia and how far they go in the post-season.

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Derrick Rose’s Throwback to 2011

Derrick Rose, a veteran point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves had a historic night Wednesday night. Rose, who was the NBA’s 2011 MVP has had a history of injuries throughout his career and these injuries have severely affected his play since. Including injuries to his meniscus and his ACL, which for a basketball player is a very serious injury to have. Rose’s pure athleticism was one of the better talents the NBA has seen before he was injured. Rose since has not been much, he’s either been hurt or coming off the bench as a role player. Last night, however, a flashback of 2011 as Rose had 50 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds. Timberwolves fans hope Rose can keep that going as they play the Golden State Warriors Friday.

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LeBron James’ First Game as a Laker

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three months you’ve probably heard about LeBron James signing with the Los Angeles Lakers in July. Of course, being the best basketball player in the world, this move attracted a lot of reporters and his first game as a Laker had a lot of anticipation building up to it. LeBron played the 2017-18 season as a Cleveland Cavalier winning one championship and he also spent some time in Miami, playing for the Heat, winning two championships. So wherever LeBron goes he’s brought a championship to that city and many Lakers fans are expecting the same from him this time around. As of last night, however, the Lakers lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 128-119 with LeBron getting 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists. Although the Lakers lost their first game LeBron certainly looked like the same player he’s always been and that more than anything should give Lakers fans hope everywhere.

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