The Minnesota Timberwolves' asking price to trade All-Star forward Jimmy Butler remains quality veterans, top prospects, future assets and salary cap relief, which is presently too steep of a package for interested teams, league sources told ESPN.
Throughout trade talks, Minnesota Timberwolves president and coach Tom Thibodeau has continued to try and recruit Butler to ease off his trade demand and return to practice with the team, league sources said. Butler has yet to attend a Timberwolves workout and wants to sit out until the franchises executes a trade for him.
Teams pursuing Butler remain skeptical of Thibodeau's desire to execute a trade, believing that he's making counter proposals that Thibodeau knows teams will never accept.