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Ryan Saunders says he, Jimmy Butler had mutual respect

MIAMI – When Ryan Saunders took over as interim coach last season, Jimmy Butler gave Saunders a bottle of wine as a present when the Timberwolves visited the 76ers. Saunders said he still hasn’t opened what he said is an expensive bottle.

“I’m still trying to figure out what the right occasion is for it,” Saunders said Wednesday.

There are only two Wolves left who played with Butler, and one of them, Karl-Anthony Towns, didn’t play Wednesday night because of a fractured left wrist. Josh Okogie is the only other former Butler teammate on the Wolves, and that was only for a little while.