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NBA Rumors: Celtics Want To Flip No. 3 Pick In Trade For Jimmy Butler

Danny Ainge might just be getting started.

The Boston Celtics’ president of basketball operations made a big splash this weekend, reportedly trading the No. 1 pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the No. 3 overall pick and a future first-rounder. But Ainge apparently wants to use that No. 3 pick in a trade with the Chicago Bulls to acquire All-Star guard Jimmy Butler, Stephen A. Smith reported on air Monday during ESPN’s “First Take.”

According to Smith, the Bulls actually were willing to send Butler to the Sixers in a trade involving No.