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X-rays on Butler's knee came back negative following Friday's game versus the Rockets, but he will still undergo an MRI on Saturday to determine the full extent of his injury, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reports (about 1 hour ago)
Meniscus, no ACL for Butler. ESPN didn't give a timeline or more specifics.
Jabari Parker's tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks was reportedly close to ending leading up to the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline.
During a radio interview on 105.7 The Fan's Chuck & Winkler, Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal Times said Parker was "very, very close to being traded at the deadline."
Woelfel also added he feels there is a "slim to none" chance Parker will be on the Bucks next year.
Parker has had a successful return from a torn ACL suffered in February 2017. The 23-year-old is averaging 11.4 points per game off the bench and is shooting a career-high 50.6 percent overall.
Per Woelfel, Parker will seek a max contract when he signs his next deal.
ESPN.com's Zach Lowe reported the Bucks made a contract offer to Parker for $54 million over three years when they were negotiating last October.
The Bucks can give him a qualifying offer of $8.85 million for the 2018-19 season, per Spotrac. He will also be eligible for restricted free agency.
Drafted No. 2 overall by the Bucks in 2014, Parker has been a productive player when healthy. He was averaging a career-high 20.1 points per game prior to getting hurt last season. The former Duke star has only appeared in 70 contests once (2015-16) in four NBA seasons.
Bulls do have a thing for torn ACLsWould not be surprised if he's a Bull next year.
Since the NBA is basically printing money, Jabari is a max player. In the real world, he is not.
Agreed, Jabari's upside is obvious, but recent performance is hardly enough to warrant a contract. We'll see how he progresses. Bucks could have a legit three headed monster of Middleton-Parker-Giannis
If he could stay healthy.
I really like JP as a player, but I think he's overestimating his market just a bit if he thinks he's actually worth a max deal. That being said, I'd give him a 2 year deal with the team option, and hope he can be the player you think he can be.
Can't blame him for trying to get as much as possible. I can't see anyone giving him a max considering he's already had a torn ACL twice, but then again I didn't think a team was stupid enough to give Joakim Noah a big contract and someone did. I think he wants to be a Bull and would consider taking a discount to play in Chicago.