A week before the start of training camp, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler has reportedly has requested an NBA trade.
The four-time NBA All-Star informed coach Tom Thibodeau of his wishes on Tuesday, according to a report on Wednesday from The Athletic.
The Athletic's sources said that Butler, 29, gave the Timberwolves a list of teams he'd consider signing with for the long term.
According to ESPN, those teams are the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers.
Butler joined Minnesota in a trade with the Chicago Bulls in June 2017. He played in 59 games for the Timberwolves last season, averaging 22.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
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Butler is entering the fourth season of a five-year, $92.3 million ($127.1M) contract he signed with Chicago in 2015, but he can enter the free agent market next summer by opting out of the final year.
He is scheduled to earn a base salary of $18.7m ($A25.8m) in 2018/19, according to Spotrac.
In July, Butler reportedly turned down Minnesota's four-year extension offer worth $110m ($A151.5m).
A first-round draft pick in 2011, Butler was named the NBA's Most Improved Player in 2014-15. He has made the All-NBA Third Team twice and the All-Defensive Second Team four times.
