Rich Levine speculates that Jimmy Butler could one day be a Celtic

[chambers]

Makes sense in a speculative kind of way. If Noah and Gasol regress and Rose and Butler can't get along, we will be waiting with a treasure chest...He's right that the Bulls had no choice but to sign Butler to a deal because they couldn't let him walk for nothing.
Always nice to dream...

Full article here:
http://www.csnne.com/boston-celtics/celtics-quick-fix-might-be-running-bulls

The same way no one expected James Harden to move in the fall of 2012, at some point over the next year or two, a big time, franchise-altering talent will find himself on the block, and (with that young core and all those picks) the Celtics will be in position to strike.

But who will it be?

Who is that next James Harden?

Well, here’s a guess: Jimmy Butler.

That might sound crazy, but like I said, the NBA is crazy, and for what it’s worth, Butler is a star. A two-way star. Last year, the 25-year-old averaged 20 points a game for the first time in his career and made his second All-NBA defensive team. Of course, he just signed a max deal with the Bulls, but that was always going to happen. Chicago couldn’t let a restricted talent like Butler walk for nothing. And while Butler could have signed a one-year tender and become unrestricted in 2016, that would’ve been an enormous risk.

At the same time, there’s no question that Butler was open to the idea of leaving Chicago. Before the Bulls made their max offer, Jimmy reportedly had free agent visits scheduled with the Lakers, the Mavs, the Sixers and, yes, the Boston Celtics. The fact that he was willing to meet with Philly might lead one believe that Butler should be checked into an institution, but in reality, it’s a sign that he wants a team of his own; that he wants to be that cornerstone. And that would lend credence to the theory that Butler’s unhappy alongside Derrick Rose.