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VIDEO: Bulls' Brooks throws epic, unintentional bounce pass to Butler

Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports

It's one of the best assists you'll see and it had no business working out as well as it did.

With two Minnesota Timberwolves defending him around the perimeter in a preseason game Saturday night, Chicago Bulls veteran point guard Aaron Brooks looked to thread the needle and dish a bounce pass to Pau Gasol in the paint.

Brooks underestimated his own strength, though, as the basketball soared right over the 7-foot Spaniard's head.

Cutting to the restricted area, teammate Jimmy Butler caught the awkward dime and finished the play with an uncontested layup.

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