Bulls have to add player, could it be Butler?

he Bulls roster is at 12 and the league minimum is 13, so the Bulls have to add a player. They have two weeks to do so under league rules and will consider players who receive buyouts this week. If they cannot add someone that way, and likely it would be a perimeter scorer, they will have to add someone from the D-League to be a practice player.

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Perhaps the top shooting guard who’ll get a buyout is the Clippers’ Rasual Butler, who hasn’t played much this season, as management told coach Vinny Del Negro to basically go with youth. Butler long has been among those the Bulls are interested in and he could be a top target if let go, though a half dozen teams likely will be interested.

Butler was bought out by the Los Angeles Clippers late Sunday night and cleared waivers on Wednesday. It is unclear whether he will be available to play Friday night against the Orlando Magic.

The Bulls had considered trading for a shooting guard, but they were unwilling to part with Omer Asik or Taj Gibson, preferring instead to wait to see who was bought out.

The Bulls don't intend for Butler or any new player to break into the starting lineup or even log major minutes, a source told ESPNChicago.com's Nick Friedell.

Butler averaged five points in 18 minutes this season after averaging 11.9 points last season. A 6-foot-7 swingman, Butler, 31, has averaged 8.6 points a game in eight NBA seasons.