I'm not giving up 1 or 2 for Butler. Maybe for PG, Cousins, or Blake but not Butler. And on top of all this why not just deal AB for Ibaka the number 3 or lower + 58 for Favors + 42 . Then sign DeRozan. To get KD on board
IT, DeRozan, KD, Ibaka, Favors
Rozier, Smart, Crowder, JJ, KO
I just basically said the same thing in another thread. Also, I agree with the OP that Butler is probably the only guy who could be available that would lure Durant here, but Chicago will also probably ask for too much.
I don't see why Durant would leave OKC, Westbrook, and Ibaka/Adams/Kanter etc... to come to Boston for IT and Jimmy Bulter, if we have to trade either Smart or Crowder to get Butler. Who else do we have that supports a title contender? Smart and Crowder are huge pieces of this team's success and future. Trading them doesn't make any sense.
To get Durant here, we need to keep the current team AS IS, or as much as possible, while adding another All-Star caliber player.
How do we do that? Any one or a combination of the following could do it if we KEEP OUR CORE INTACT. These are the only people I think will be available and would fit with our team.
1] Get lucky and get a top 2 pick. I think either of those players could be good enough to impact winning right away, but Simmons or Ingram would obviously be huge trade bait.
2] Get Kevin Love.
3] Get Al Horford.
4] Get Blake Griffin.
5] Get Jah Okafor.
6] Get Jimmy Butler.