JIMMY BUTLER has his wish: He’s out of Minnesota. And just like that, Philadelphia has a new Big Three — one that could make serious noise in the Eastern Conference.

A person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday that Butler is being traded to the 76ers in a package that will send Dario Saric and Robert Covington to the Timberwolves. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade had not yet been announced by either team and was still pending NBA approval, which is not expected until today.

Justin Patton will also be sent to Philadelphia, and Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick are also going to Minnesota, the person said.

ESPN, citing league sources, also reported the deal.

Philadelphia’s “Process” led it to the second round of the playoffs last season behind two of the game’s youngest, brightest stars in big man Joel Embiid and point guard Ben Simmons. Butler, an elite wing and outstanding defender, will join them in a quest to rule the Eastern Conference now that LeBron James has left to join the Los Angeles Lakers following eight straight trips to the NBA Finals with Miami and Cleveland.

The first order of business will be making the trade official, something that could come in time to get Butler in uniform for a game at Miami today. The next step for Philadelphia will be coming to an agreement on an extension for Butler, a pending free agent who made clear to Minnesota that he would not be re-signing there in 2019.

Butler played in 10 of those games, averaging 21.3 points. It was a peculiar arrangement; the Timberwolves were still running things through him often, even while the worst-kept secret in the NBA was that he wanted a change of address. Plenty of teams were mentioned along the way — Houston, the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami among them — as top candidates.

Philadelphia will become Butler’s third team, after Chicago and Minnesota. He’s a career 16.5 point-per-game scorer.

(SD-Agencies)