I have mixed feelings about this whole mess. The T-Wolves gave up a lot to get Butler, and it appeared to pay off when they made the playoffs for the first time in a thousand years. However, apparently behind the scenes, Butler was upset with the lack of commitment on the court by both Wiggins and Towns. Wiggins doesn't surprise me, but Towns does. But then, I'm not in the locker room with them. Rightly or wrongly, Butler decided he couldn't play with either of them anymore and asked to be traded.
I don't fault him for asking because he could have kept silent, and just walked at the end of the year. But I think it would have helped if he had done it sooner, like at the end of the season. So while it was a bitter pill to swallow, at least the T-Wolves were given a chance to get something in return. From that point on, I put total blame on Tib's. He started playing a waiting game in hope that he could get Butler back into camp and then convince him to resign at the end of the year. Despite his owner telling him to get a deal done.
I think today might have convinced him that it was a bad plan. I don't condone what Butler did today, cursing out the GM and the players, but he's clearly frustrated with the whole thing, and none of this would have happened if Tib's had gotten a deal done. A deal that the Heat said was all but consummated. He waited till the last moment to change the whole deal. While this may somewhat affect how Butler is perceived, it damages any leverage the T-Wolves may have had.
Butler will land on his feet. He's way too talented not to. Trust me, the Heat still want him, and so does Houston. The loser in this scenario is Minny, and maybe Tib's for the way he's handled this whole thing. I do appreciate both the T-Wolves and the Sun's organizations making the Kings look good. Nice to see that dysfunctional flashlight pointed at someone else for a change.