NBA notebook: Butler to miss Wolves' media day, start of camp

Earlier this week, the four-time All-Star guard reportedly requested a trade
and expressed interest in the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and
Brooklyn Nets.

Butler, who turned 29 last week, appeared in 59 games last season for the
Timberwolves, averaging 22.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.0 steals.

He is entering the fourth season of a five-year, $92.3 million contract he
signed with Chicago in 2015, but he can enter the free agent market next
summer by opting out of the final year. He is scheduled to earn a base salary
of $18.7 million in 2018-19. In July, Butler reportedly turned down
Minnesota's four-year extension offer worth $110 million.

--Less than two weeks before the first preseason game, Sacramento Kings guard
Bogdan Bogdanovic injured his knee in international play for the Serbian
national team.

Bogdanovic will undergo a minor arthroscopic procedure in New York on Monday
and is expected to make a full recovery. He felt discomfort in his left knee
during a 91-65 win over Estonia in a World Cup qualifier.

A first-round draft pick by the Phoenix Suns in 2014, Bogdanovic made his NBA
debut with the Kings last season and averaged 11.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and
3.3 assists as a rookie.

--The Chicago Bulls announced that center Omer Asik will be out indefinitely
due to an arthritis condition that developed over the summer.

The Bulls acquired Asik when they traded Nikola Mirotic to the New Orleans
Pelicans in February.

Asik, 32, began his career with the Bulls in 2010 and spent his first two
seasons in Chicago before moving on to stints with the Houston Rockets and
Pelicans. For his career, Asik has averaged 5.3 points and 7.1 rebounds over
471 games.

--Field Level Media