Jimmy Butler Believes He's Better Than Demaryius Thomas and Antonio Brown

Chicago Bulls star Jimmy Butler apparently thinks highly of his football skills. 

The NBA player currently representing USA Basketball at the 2016 Olympics told ESPN on Saturday he believes he could play wide receiver in the NFL. 

"I could probably take Demaryius Thomas' spot, Antonio Brown's spot," Butler explained. 

Update from Wednesday, Aug. 31

Thomas heard Butler's comments and decided to respond:

To which the Bulls star responded:

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U.S. teammate Kevin Durant does not agree. "He's an idiot. Jimmy's an idiot," Durant responded when told about Butler's comments.

"I wouldn't pick you on my fantasy team if you were in the league right now," Durant then joked to Butler. 

With teammates like that, who needs opponents? 

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