Jimmy Butler is an American basketball player. He’s from Chicago Bulls of NBA.

He was born in the city of Houston, Texas and was brought up in Tomball, Texas. He played basketball for Tyler Jr. College and also for Marquette University.

In the year 2015 he was named as the most improved player of NBA. Bulls drafted him with the thirtieth overall pick in 2011.

Personal life

According to NBA general manager, Jimmy Butler is one of the most remarkable players. He has been set up to fail so many times and yet he always picked himself up and came out even stronger. Oftentimes he is reluctant to talk about his life- that’s when you can feel the greatness in him.

He’s had a tough childhood. His father abandoned his family when he was just an infant. He was then kicked out of the house by his mother when he was 13.

He then had to stay with different friends of his at the time for some weeks before he moved to another house. After shifting so many places without any money and no parents and no support whatsoever, he was finally taken by the Leslie family.

There are already 7 children in the family and still they opened their home and hearts generously for Jimmy in his sr. year at the high school. He has majored in communication Studies and was a 2-year letter winner in high school.

His Professional Career Graph

He signed the rookie scale contract with the Bulls on 9th December, 2011 after having been selected with the thirtieth overall pick in NBA draft, 2011 by the Chicago Bulls.

He appeared in forty-two games all off the bench at the time of his lockout-shortened session for the reason that he achieved an average 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds in every game in 2011- 2012.

In July, 2012, he joined Bulls for NBA Summer League and averaged 20.8 points, 2.0 assist and 6.5 rebounds in 4 games. In 2015, he re-signed with the Bulls to 5 years for a $95 million contract. There’s player option in the fifth year in the deal.

Current News

According to very recent reports, Chicago Bulls may consider trading Jimmy for the right price. Even though this trade may not seem very realistic, it sure hasn’t brought down these rumors. In fact, it has heated up with the latest gem. Oklahoma City Thunder is keeping eye on the way things play out in Chicago.

Jimmy is dealing with illness since Monday and even though he has the added time-off, he is yet to recover completely from his ailment. Rather than taking the court Thursday, he will get treatment away from team, hopeful of recovering his full strength before the game on Saturday against Pelicans.

Quick Summary:

Full name: Jimmy Butler III

Date of birth: September 14, 1989

Birth place: Houston

Age: 27 years old

Profession: Professional basketball player

Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Weight: 231 lb (105 kg)

Net worth: $2 Million