Jimmy Butler has emerged as one of the young superstars in the league this season and it will not go unnoticed as he is expected to get a lot offers from teams in the offseason, including from the Los Angeles Lakers.

According to Shams Charania of RealGM, Butler, who averaged 20.0 points to go along with 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 65 regular-season games, will be one of the most coveted free agents after the 2014-15 NBA season even if the Chicago Bulls have the right to match any offer to keep the 25-year-old guard.

Sources indicated that the Lakers, who had their worst season in franchise history this year, will make a strong push to acquire Butler by offering a max contract in the offseason. The Lakers are set to make big moves this summer in the hope of finding another superstar to help Kobe Bryant in his pursuit of another title before retirement.

Aside from the Lakers, the Milwaukee Bucks are also planning to offer a lucrative deal to Butler this summer. Sources indicated the Bucks have a chance to acquire Butler, considering the fact that the 2015 Most Improved Player played college basketball at Marquette.

The Miami Heat, who failed to make the playoffs this season after four-straight trips to the NBA Finals, are also being linked to Butler, but they will not have enough cap space this summer to put a strong offer on the table.

Chicago can easily keep Butler by matching the offer sheet, but the Bulls have been unpredictable over the past several years when it comes to salaries. They let go of key players, who got bigger offers from other teams.

The Bulls are determined to keep Butler, but they will have to break the bank and show willingness to spend big time for a player outside of Derrick Rose. Earlier in the season, the Bulls offered a four-year deal worth $40 million, but Butler turned it down, which created speculation that he will leave Chicago this summer.

The fourth-year guard clarified, though, that turning down the offer was just a business decision and that he is not demanding a big contract because he feels he is still not a superstar in the league.

"I'm not a star," Butler told the Chicago Sun-Times. "I'm a good role player on a really, really good team, a really, really deep team. I like being a role player. Star has never been next to Jimmy Butler's name. It never will be. I'll always be an under-the-radar dawg."

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