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Butler: Being the face of Bulls 'means nothing'

In his first interview since Thursday night's blockbuster trade, All-Star Jimmy Butler told the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday that he's not mad at the Bulls but does wish certain things were handled better by the organization leading up to the deal.

Butler's name had been rumored in trade talks for much of the last year. Chicago opted to pull the trigger Thursday night, sending its face of the franchise and the 16th pick of the draft (Creighton center Justin Patton) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine and the No.