 I haven't done one of these videos in a very long time, so forgive me if I mess up, but how's it going everybody? It's your boy, Nick Smith, NBA, back with another video. It's been a long damn time But if you saw my last video, you know where I've been. If you haven't watched it, link in the description But we back. All right, we're gonna talk about the Jimmy Butler trade. It's pretty big. For the 76ers They get Jimmy Butler, one of the best small forwards in the NBA Shooting a small forward wherever he plays. Then you've got the Timberwolves who Yeah, it's disappointing that it didn't turn out, but at least it gives them a fresh start. Wiggins, he's not Definitely not as good as I thought he was gonna be, but in saying that, who knows. Some players Can thrive when other players leave and maybe this time it's Andrew Wiggins. Probably not But Call of Duty Towns is someone that I think can thrive without Jimmy Butler And I don't mean winning-wise in terms of their record, but in terms of the stats I think Call of Duty Towns can step it up a little bit The fact that they did get two decent players is actually a lot better than a lot of people are saying because Covington is arguably as good as Jimmy Butler on the defensive side Okay, I'm not saying offensively But defensively Robert Covington is one of the best offensive players in the NBA and at that position You don't find too many guys who do the same thing that Jimmy Butler does each and every night And Robert Covington does do that But Robert Covington does lack on the offensive end which I guess in a way can free up more shots for Andrew Wiggins Not that he needs them, but that he will get them and Call of Duty Towns Derek Rose is someone that could also benefit with the loss of Jimmy Butler That just means more touches for Derek Rose who has been playing really really well at the moment and it's awesome to see Let's be honest. It is like it's pretty fucking awesome Sorry for the language everybody, but it's awesome to see it. Dario Sarich is another guy that you know, he's okay He's decent. He's a Good fit for the Timberwolves. He can stretch the floor hit threes Grab a few rebounds. He's just good like he's just solid So for what they got the Timberwolves have actually done decent They could have had Josh Richardson and Bam had a bow at the start of the year for the Miami Heat But obviously that didn't happen No one knew how well Josh Richardson would play and once he started killing at the start of the year Then Miami was like you're not going to trade the man and he has been bowling out for the heat You know, he's played really well if you haven't really watched Josh Richardson this year So good on Miami for sticking with Jay Rich, but at the same time you could have had Jimmy Butler. If you're the Houston Rockets It's a weird one. You're losing Carmelo Anthony most likely You're not the same team as last year. You lost Trevor Reza, which was huge defensively Jimmy Butler could have filled that void, but the Timberwolves probably get more than four first-round picks Robert Covington, Dio Sarage or four first-round Houston Rockets picks Either way, it's not bad, but I think the Timberwolves deal is actually probably more beneficial for them I guess I'm trying to say that it's really hard to replace a guy like Jimmy Butler It's really hard to replace an all-star caliber player in any team So for what the Timberwolves got in return It kind of helps them because it allows them to build around Carmelo Anthony Towns, which is probably what they're gonna try and do now He's the main guy. That's what they're gonna build around They're never gonna they were never gonna get another all-star caliber player like Jimmy Butler for Jimmy Butler So you might as well just get pieces to fit around Townsend. That's exactly what they've done So I don't think it's bad. I don't think it's too great either I think it's just it's all right as for the Philadelphia 76ers They get one of the best players in the NBA you fit Jimmy Butler who is not a great three-point shooter But when he's left wide open, he's gonna hit him Ben Simmons. He loves to feed the ball out. You've got JJ Reddick Dio Sarage is actually a big loss. I'm not even gonna lie. If you watch Philadelphia You know that Dio Sarage is actually a very important piece to what they do just because he can hit the three Obviously if you have Ben Simmons a guy who can't shoot at all you need spacing So that's actually a little bit of a worry But then again you can easily replace a guy like Dario Sarage and you get Jimmy Butler. So it evens out but Ben Simmons Mixed with Jimmy Butler and Joelle MB who in my opinion is the best center in the league at this point And I'm not counting Anthony Davis as a center. Yes He is playing center this year, but for most of his career He's been a power forward and even so MB this year. He's almost arguably playing as well as Anthony Davis It's not better. So Joelle MB is the best big man Defensively he is playing very very well offensively is where he shines It's gonna be interesting when you're talking about the Eastern Conference there's obviously four main teams the Raptors the Celtics the Bucks and now you throw in Philadelphia and Obviously Mark Alphonse is a little iffy at this point, but if he can somehow turn it around mid-season play like a six-man They used to look very good. That's what I'm trying to say and Jimmy Butler, I think he's gonna compliment the Philadelphia 76 is very well I also want to say that obviously Jimmy Butler didn't work out in mentoring towns and Wiggins We all know how that escalated But I think it's a little bit different with Ben Simmons and Joelle and Bede and Bede is a Personality and Ben Simmons really really wants to work hard now I know Wiggins does and I don't know them personally, but I just know that Ben Simmons He's already trained guys like LeBron James. He's trained with you know NBA stars already I think he can definitely train as hard as anyone and Jimmy Butler is gonna love that It's hard to tell at this point because we haven't seen in the play, but obviously this is the first glance Both teams have done very well. The 76ers have done extremely well They replaced Robert Comington with a guy who's way better offensively And then it's not too hard to replace Dario Sarge So offensively the 76er improved by a ton Defensively they don't lose so it's a win for the Philadelphia 76ers and for the Timberwolves They get something that they need they need to build around Colorado towns and they were gonna lose Jimmy Butler anyway It's a bit if you for the Timberwolves, but some things like this can sometimes work out You don't always need an all-star for an all-star and with that said if you're not subscribed not to do Hit that subscribe button. I even got a pillow. All right. You know when you got a pillow. 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