As the dust starts to settle from a two-month storm created by Jimmy Butler’s trade request, Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is taking stock of the entire saga.



In an interview with The Athletic, Taylor says he is pleased with the package the Wolves were able to get from Philadelphia for Butler despite the difficult bargaining position they were in, was hopeful that Butler would have avoided some of the public displays of disenchantment as the process played out and finished by saying he will be watching to see how the new-look team performs before making any decisions on the future of president and coach Tom Thibodeau.



“Like most coaches, he’ll be measured on the success of the team,” Taylor said on Tuesday. “Not one game, but what we can do overall, or just the improvement. If we can see improvement every day, that would be a very positive thing. Those are his expectations and that would be mine too.



“Now...