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I agree with this.Ball-handling, play-making, and defense are the key areas where Butler is better than Deng. Deng, however, was a much better pure shooter when un-guarded.
I think Butler is now in the same echelon as Deng. I prefer Butler as a better fit for the Bulls than Deng mostly for offensive reasons. He is a willing and able passer, and he attacks the basket and gets to the line. The Bulls needed a stand-out athletically (mainly in transition) other than Rose, and they now have that in Jimmy Butler.
But if Deng were still here, and the had this current team, boasting a starting lineup of
Rose
Butler
Deng
Gasol
Noah
And a bench of
Brooks
Hinrich
Dunleavy
Gibson
Gasol/Mirotic
The Bulls would strangle the East, and make the Cavs an afterthought for years