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Wolves' Jimmy Butler says he's leaving Rose decision up to coach Tom Thibodeau

LOS ANGELES – After an NBA All-Star Game in which he chose not to play, Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler said he hasn't talked to coach/president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau about whether free agent Derrick Rose can help their team win.

But Butler said he expects they will have that conversation.

"That's not my job," Butler said. "Is he a hell of a player? Yeah. But that's up to Thibs and everybody else to figure if he has a place on this roster and this team. Obviously, I've played with him before. I know the talent he has.