Key point here: Is it really an extension (deadling Oct 15th) or resigning with? That's a horrible, pre-Cap Spike contract Butler is in. I can't see him extending that crap vs Max or near Max. That's tens of millions of dollars he'd leave on the table to extend that out-dated contract. But if Shams is right, that takes KCP (and presumably the Lakers) out of the equation ... KCP can't be traded until Dec 15th. I think he meant "resigning" not "extending."