NBA Trade Rumors are going full steam and it seems to be non-stop till it never satisfy the hunger of NBA fans. This time around, a rumored deal between the Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls seems to be the talk of the town as of late. And it looks like Jimmy Butler will be the centerpiece of this trade deal with C.J. McCollum and Al-Farouq Aminu as part of it.
Butler has been the favorite of rumor mills for the past few months. With his recent rise from last year performance, he has been the target by different teams being a high-value player. And now, rumors are saying that he could be heading to Portland in exchange for two players.
According to The Inquisitr, the Bulls is considering to trade Butler between now and after the NBA regular season. The Bulls are said to be going into a rebuilding process and they can use the value of Butler to acquire more valuable assets if they trade him. And it seems that the Bulls already find its trade partner with the Trail Blazers.
Trade scenario is suggesting that the Chicago Bulls will send small forward Jimmy Butler to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for shooting guard C.J. McCollum and power forward Al-Farouq Aminu. The trade seems to be fair but looking closely at the deal it appears that this is one-sided in favor of Blazers.
In Chicago, McCollum will be fighting for position with veteran Dwayne Wade and rookie Denzel Valentine locking up the SG spot while Aminu will also be a spare to Bulls loaded PF position with Taj Gibson, Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis in the rotation. It means that McCollum and Aminu don't have value for the Bulls.
As for the Trail Blazers, having Butler will give them an upgrade at the SF position. Allen Crabbe will replace McCollum at SG while Meyers Leonard will substitute Aminu in PF spot. This will satisfy the need of the Trail Blazers for an another superstar after LaMarcus Aldridge left them in 2015.
However, the trade deal between the Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers will not work under NBA trade rules and salary cap policy set by the league as per checking with ESPN NBA Trade Machine making it a "busted" trade.
It means that Jimmy Butler, C.J. McCollum and Al-Farouq Aminu will not be traded as league official will veto it.
