What did the Timberwolves get when they traded Jimmy Butler twice? In fact, they made a lot of money.

In the summer of 2017, the Timberwolves sent the newly selected 7th pick rookie Markanen, dunk king Lavine and Chris Dunn, who had just played for a year, to the Bulls, and Jimmy Butler and the Bulls' 16th pick rookie Justin Patton

, but Parton was troubled by injuries in his career and stayed in the Timberwolves for a year and a half and played 4 games!

In November 2018, the Timberwolves sent Butler and Parton to Philadelphia again in exchange for Jerry Bayless, Robert Covington, Saric, and a second round pick in 2022! In this second round pick, the Timberwolves selected Italian defender Matteo Spagnolo, but they have not reported to the NBA yet.

Let’s talk about those players.

31-year-old Bayless was unemployed after the season.

Saric was sent to the Suns with rookie Cameron Johnson on the day of the 2019 draft in exchange for the 6th overall pick Culver. Now Culver has proved with practical actions that he is the most popular choice for the top 10 rookies in that class!

Covington's situation is more complicated and has the most transaction value.

In fact, he had already passed his peak period at that time. He only stayed in the Timberwolves for a year before being sent to the Rockets. This was a four-team deal. The Timberwolves got Evan Turner of the Hawks and a first-round pick in 2020, and Michael Beasley, Hernan Gomez and Van Debiao of the Nuggets at the same time.

Evan Turner, the second-tier pick in 2010, was only 32 years old at the time, but he could no longer play. He announced his retirement without playing for Minnesota for even one minute.

Hernan Gomez and Culver were sent to the Grizzlies together in August 2021 in exchange for Beverly! The final surplus value of these two people was really clean! Maximize benefits! !

Beasley and Van Debiao, the good friends, were traded four times together! In July 2022, they were sent to Jazz as one of the bargaining chips for trading Gobert! !

As for the first round of picks in 2020, it is also worth writing.

2020 draft, this signing became the 17th pick. The Timberwolves selected Serbian rib center Aleksej Pokusevski, who is 2.13 meters tall and weighs only 86 kilograms. Isn't this the European version of Homgren?

But the Timberwolves did not leave him, but immediately sent him and Sanda master James Johnson to the Thunder to get Jaden McDaniels and Rubio selected by the Thunder! !

Look at the current Poku and Maidan, the right and wrong is right!

Rubio played in the Timberwolves for a year and was sent to the Cavaliers in exchange for Taurin Prince. Prince participated in the 2023 playoffs and joined the Lakers as a libero.

So, the butterfly effect of Butler's trade has contributed to the rise of the Timberwolves in the past two years!