Jimmy Butler was the 30th pick in the draft, and nobody — including the Bulls — really expected him to become the best player on his own team. But that’s exactly what happened, thanks to various injuries to Derrick Rose and the gradual age- and injury- and minutes-related decline of guys like Joakim Noah and Luol Deng. Because of all those things, the B…
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