Jimmy Butler to Philadelphia Instant Reaction

76ers get:

Jimmy Butler

$20,445,779

$19,841,627

Justin Patton

$2,667,600

Timberwolves get:

Robert Covington

$10,464,092

$11,301,219

$12,138,345

$12,975,471

Jerryd Bayless

$8,575,916

Dario Saric

$2,526,840

$3,481,986

2022 2nd round pick

This is fascinating stunner that seemingly came from out of nowhere. I will get into more detail once all of the final details come out, but here are my first thoughts:

• It's a solid haul for Minnesota considering their circumstances since Butler's way of handling this didn't give them much leverage. Saric hasn't played as well as last year but is still a great young talent with two years left on his rookie deal while Covington is in the first year of his extension at a fair price.
• Hopefully this roster reconfiguration gets Andrew Wiggins more time at shooting guard and brings out his potential on a more consistent basis.
• Bringing in another ball dominant star will probably be tougher for Markelle Fultz's development, but Philadelphia has to do this trade for an established All-Star, especially if they're confident they can re-sign him this summer.
• Fultz-Redick-Butler-Simmons-Embiid is a tantalizing potential starting five, and if a forward like Wilson Chandler can give them good minutes off the bench come playoff time, they'll be in good shape. A sleeper to keep an eye out for is Jonah Bolden as a versatile big.