Jimmy Butler dismisses reported tension with Derrick Rose

Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler has denied that there are any issues between him and teammate Derrick Rose.

Butler signed a new five-year deal with the Bulls this week, which secures his spot on the roster alongside Rose for years to come.

It was reported after their second-round playoff exit last season that the pair were not seeing eye to eye, but the 25-year-old has dismissed it.

"I don't think we have any issues. I think we're fine. I think we're two basketball players that want to win games," he told Rolling Stone.

"That's where I'll leave it at. I think we just want to win, bring a championship to the city, to the organisation. I think that's our job."

Butler and Rose will have a new Bulls coach to work with next season, after Fred Hoiberg replaced Tom Thibodeau.