The 76ers Trade for Jimmy Butler; Now Serious Threats to Win the East

The 76ers Trade for Jimmy Butler; Now Serious Threats to Win the East

By: Bobby Burack | November 10, 2018 1:01 pm ET Follow @burackbobby_

Finally, it is over. Jimmy Butler has been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Sources with @JonKrawczynski: Philadelphia is finalizing a deal with Minnesota to acquire Jimmy Butler.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 10, 2018

Minnesota has traded Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton to Philadelphia for Robert, Covington, Dario Saric and a 2022 second-round draft pick, league sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 10, 2018

As I wrote in October, the 76ers needed to be aggressive in Butler trade talks as he reportedly had “eyes for them. ” Philadelphia has the young pieces in place with Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid that will make it very hard for Butler to leave this summer.

As for the present, with by far the best Big 3 in the East, the 76ers are now legitimate threats to make it to the Finals.

Today is a bad day for the Celtics, Raptors, and Bucks.