Welcome to the Monday edition of The Cooler, where it’s never a good idea to relax for too long. Let’s get to it:
*It’s a single-subject sort of day here, as I continue to examine the fallout of the Jimmy Butler trade nearly 48 hours after news broke.
First, the extreme near-term. What is happening TODAY, as it pertains to the trade? Well, the deal as of 9 a.m. Monday still isn’t official. That finishing touch is expected to happen sometime Monday before the Wolves face the Nets at Target Center in the first of what will be 10 of the next 12 games at home.