Jimmy Butler brushes aside the notion that he had a hand in the exits of multiple longtime Chicago Bulls players during the offseason.That has nothing to do with me. I dont move guys, Butler said before Thursdays Team USA practice at the United Center in Chicago. Its like I always say: People are going to think what they want to think.That doesnt bother me. I know where I stand. I know who I am.Butler lost several teammates as the Bulls reshuffled their roster after a 42-40 season in which they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007-08. Derrick Rose is gone, traded to the New York Knicks. Joakim Noah followed Rose and signed with the Knicks as a free agent. All-Star center Pau Gasol landed in San Antonio.A two-time All-Star, Butler said he has spoken to Rose and exchanged text messages with Noah but added that he is looking to move forward.Im happy for . Hes happy for me, Butler said. Im glad we get to go against each other whatever day that may be when the season rolls around.I talked to Jo. We texted a few messages. Nothing too serious, but were always going to have love for each other because were always going to be teammates. We were in those trenches together.Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo decided to join Butler in Chicago, providing championship experience but also two players older than 30 who like to have the ball in their hands.Im excited. I know they are as well, Butler said of the Bulls additions. Its a new start for a lot of us.Butlers inclusion on Team USA establishes the 6-foot-7 Marquette product as one of the best players in the world, part of a steady rise for the No. 30 selection in the 2011 draft. On the 12-player roster for Team USA, only Draymond Green and DeAndre Jordan are lower draft picks.Butler had four points and three rebounds while playing 14.5 minutes in the United States 107-57 exhibition victory over China on Tuesday night.Next up is a matchup with Venezuela on Friday night at Butlers home with the Bulls, then a trip to Houston for a game against Nigeria before the team departs for Brazil. The Olympic mens basketball tournament begins Aug. 6.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Discount Balenciaga . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. 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After being on the field for 95 plays and more than 46 minutes a week ago against Arizona, the Seahawks defense was on the field for another 76 plays and more than 36 minutes in Sundays 25-20 loss to New Orleans.While the opponents are doing their part in exhausting Seattles defense, one of the major culprits is a struggling Seahawks offense that has one offensive touchdown in the past nine quarters.We need to get out of what weve been in here the last two weeks. This is not the way were going to play football. Were going to fix this, Carroll said Monday. It just happened back to back to us in very similar fashion and I cant wait to get back on the practice field. We all feel the same. There will be some things that will look different.Seattles lackluster offensive performance against the Saints came on the heels of last weeks overtime tie with Arizona where the Seahawks failed to find the end zone for the second time this season.The struggles against the Cardinals were chalked up to a divisional opponent that knows Seattle well and has given the Seahawks trouble in the past. But that was expected to be solved by a New Orleans defense that entered the week ranked 29th in the NFL.Instead, the Seahawks ran just 19 plays and had 3 yards rushing in the first half; finished with 74 yards rushing; and for the second straight week left their defense on the field for far too long.The core of Seattles problem continues to be inconsistency in the run game. There were flashes against New Orleans, including a strong drive to start the second half where Christine Michael had runs of nine, seven and eight yards. But the drive eventually stalled and Seattle had to settle for a field goal. It was the only drive of the game where Seattle had at leasst three running plays of more than five yards.ddddddddddddThere continues to be little threat of quarterback Russell Wilson running even as his health improves. Wilson ran three times for 11 yards against the Saints.We still feel like the potential is there to run. We feel like were more equipped than we were a year ago, Carroll said. We feel like we can be better. We feel like we can be more aggressive but there are some elements that are different in the run game this year than last year at this time. Part of it is we have not allowed Russell to take off and run very much and he has been very effective for us over the years. Weve had to take care of him and thats just part of the way this season has been.The Saints noticed Seattles lack of possession and were more than willing to stay patient with their run game in trying to wear down the Seahawks defense. The Saints had a season-high 35 carries for 123 yards rushing.We knew, coming into this game, that they had played a long game last week, said Saints running back Tim Hightower, who had 26 carries for 102 yards. They played a lot of plays in that overtime game, and they still were tired from that game and making that trip all the way across the country. All those things factor into a win like this.Game notes Carroll said DE Michael Bennetts right knee surgery was postponed from Monday to Wednesday and will take place in Los Angeles. Carroll said the timetable remains two to three weeks that Bennett will be out. ... Wilson played Sunday without an ankle brace for the first time since the season opener when he sprained his right ankle. Carroll added that Wilsons pectoral injury that limited him in practice last week should not linger into this week. ... RB Thomas Rawls (shin) wont play against Buffalo but has started running and should be back in the next few weeks.---AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '