Klay Thompson reiterated his desire to remain with the Golden State Warriors. Thompson will be a free agent in 2019.

"It's awesome," Thompson said after Thursday's practice. "Makes you want to win now, though, that's for sure. Makes you want to make the most of it. I think we have in the last two years.

"It's crazy because we are back-to-back champs, but at the same time I feel like we're all relatively young and we can still get to another level and keep winning. Not just this year, but years beyond. Not a lot of guys can do that with their team. So I love coming to work every day because I realize this is a special group and a special time to be a Warrior."

Thompson was asked whether he would be weighing that factor more heavily in the offseason, he replied without hesitation.

"Yeah, definitely," Thompson said. "I think it would be stupid not to be. It's hard to walk away from something -- you were here when it started and yeah, you just want to stay on the train as long as you can."

The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to seek a trade return for Jimmy Butler beyond what any team is willing to offer. The Miami Heat, who have been among the most aggressive teams pursuing a trade for Butler, find the price too high.

The Wolves are seeking a combination of veterans, top prospects, future assets and cap relief.

Sources are skeptical of Tom Thibodeau's desire to make a deal.

Butler requested a trade before the start of training camp.

After initially resisting the idea of trading Jimmy Butler following his trade request, Tom Thibodeau is now prepared to honor his request.

"Our reality is that he has requested a trade, so we'll honor that," Thibodeau said. "But we're not just going to make any deal. ... Our conversations (between Butler and Thibodeau) will remain private. He requested a trade and we're going to honor his request. But we're not going to do anything that's bad for the Timberwolves. We're going to do what's good for the Timberwolves. We have to prioritize that. That's what our job is."

Butler will be a free agent in 2019, which limits Minnesota's leverage.

While Thibodeau will attempt to trade Butler, he expects Butler to honor his contract once he's healthy if he remains with Minnesota.

"He's under contract," Thibodeau said. "Who knows? It's a pretty fluid situation. We're always going to do what's best for the Timberwolves. We're going to prioritize that."

The Houston Rockets have tried to be creative in trying to trade for Jimmy Butler.

Butler is a native of the Houston area.

The Miami Heat are considered the team that has engaged most seriously with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a trade for Butler.

The Wolves will likely need a third team to help facilitate a deal for Butler.

Nikola Vucevic is entering the final season of a four-year, $48 million extension he signed with the Orlando Magic in 2014.

Wth Vucevic on an expiring contract and the Magic having significant depth at center, there has been speculation of a possible trade.

“We have no designs on trading anyone right now,” Jeff Weltman said when asked about a potential trade involving Vucevic.

“That’s something that we’ll worry about later. Vooch is a high-quality player and an even higher-quality person. He’s very valuable to our team today, and he’s very valuable to what we want to be about going forward. So I wouldn’t even entertain those thoughts yet. We just hope to have a good season. We want to make progress, obviously, in the ‘W’ column but also [in] the way that we work, developing our players and starting to build something special here.”

The Phoenix Suns have interest in trading for Jeff Teague should he become available.

The Minnesota Timberwolves could conceivably acquire Goran Dragic in a trade with the Miami Heat involving Jimmy Butler, which would make Teague available.

The Wolves signed Teague to a four-year, $57 million contract during the 2017 offseason.

Phoenix has expressed interest in several point guards this offseason, including Minnesota's Tyus Jones as well.

Jimmy Butler and his agent have informed the Minnesota Timberwolves he prefers a trade to the Miami Heat.

Butler initially had the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets on his wish list.

The Heat have reportedly been amongst the most aggressive teams in trying to trade for Butler.

Butler will be a free agent in 2019.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are hopeful of signing Larry Nance Jr. to a long-term contract extension.

The Cavaliers acquired Nance at the 2018 trade deadline from the Los Angeles Lakers.

There is a level of confidence a deal will get done before the October deadline.

Anthony Davis signed with Rich Paul of Klutch Sports and it has ramped up speculation over his future with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Davis will be eligible to sign a supermax contract in 2019 and his willingness to sign that deal or not will be an indicator of how he feels about his future with the Pelicans.

"I am predicting that Anthony Davis ends up in Los Angeles with LeBron James (next season) and they will be another dynamic duo trying to put together a squad to take down, potentially, the Golden State Warriors," said Jalen Rose.

Davis cannot become a free agent until 2020, which means the Lakers would have to trade for him.

The Sacramento Kings are interested in helping to facilitate a Jimmy Butler trade.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and whichever team agrees to trade for him will possibly need a third team to take on salary. The Wolves are intent on trading Gorgui Dieng, who has three years and $48 million left on his contract.

The Kings are the only team in the NBA who can absorb the $11 million into cap space while they also possess several expiring contracts such as Zach Randolph, Iman Shumpert and Kosta Koufos.

The Kings are without their first round pick in 2019.

Assistant GM Brandon Williams has informed teams that the Kings aren't adverse to parking contracts that extend into the 2019-20 season.