Jimmy Butler for a 42 win Bulls team: 20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.6 steals, 45%/31%/83%
Ricky Davis for a 33 win Celtic team: 19.7 points, 5.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 46%/32%/79%
Neither made the playoffs. Butler had former MVP Derrick Rose, 6x All-star Pau Gasol, last year's ROY runnerup Nikola Mirotic and a solid bench of players like Taj Gibson.
I wouldn't mind bringing in Butler, but I'm not overpaying for premium-brand Ricky Davis.
Jimmy Butler for a 50-win Bulls team: 20.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals, 46.2%/37.8%/83.4%
Ricky Davis Career stats: 13.5 points, 3.3 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 1 steal 45%/36%/78% in 29.8mpg
Jimmy Butler Career stats: 13.6 points, 2.6 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 45%/33%/81% in 31.2mpg
Dude cmon now. You know you're just using career stats to have a (lame) reason to not want butler. You know jimmy didn't get a ton of time in his earlier years, and was only getting PT for his defense, right?
Yeah, I also know I've seen articles from Bulls fans who said his defense cratered once he was given a larger offensive role.
Honestly, I haven't watched enough of Butler to really have a major opinion one way or the other. Did you guys watch a ton of Bulls games this year? I just know what I've read about him. I'm fine with bringing him in, but I wouldn't overpay for him.
As a 23 year old Ricky Davis put up Butler-esque stats of 20.6 points, 5.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals... It was his 5th season. He was an effective player for a number of years.
This was Butler's 5th season. The 26 year old has game. Davis was a bit of a headcase (though I've heard Butler has a little of that in him as well) and Butler is widely believed to be a better defensive player (though playing for a team with an elite defensive identity impacted that a bit). I'm not saying Davis was better than Butler. I'm just saying that we've seen guys put up big stats for losers in the past. I wouldn't mind trading for Butler if the price is right. I wouldn't hold my breathe on him being the franchise player the team needs.