The holdup to the Celtics acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Chicago Bulls?
Jae Crowder.
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So says TNT and NBA.com reporter David Aldridge on NBATV.
Here's Aldridge comments on Crowder being the sticking point in a Butler-to-Celtics deal, via 98.5 The Sports Hub producer Brian Robb:
So, the Bulls inability to pry Crowder from the Celtics may be the reason that Butler is reportedly off the market. Still, a lot can change between now and the 3 p.m. Thursday NBA trade deadline.