The Phoenix Suns and Bradley Beal partnership may not last until the end of the season. In an intriguing wing swap, the Suns could move forward with a Miami Heat superstar desperate for a change."The Suns have taken a rebellious approach to the NBA's restrictive new rules for high spenders,
Jimmy Butler wore shoes with Phoenix Suns colors during the Miami Heat's game Tuesday night. A day later, he was suspended for missing a team flight.
Just before the start of Tuesday night’s matchup between the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center, news surfaced that indicated the Phoenix Suns are stocking up for a potential Butler trade.
It was easy to speculate that the Phoenix Suns had their eye on Jimmy Butler when they completed a trade with the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, but such
Miami forward Jimmy Butler appeared to nod at trade rumors of a move to Phoenix, turning out for the Heat’s 116-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in a pair of Suns-themed colorway shoes.
The Suns want Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler wants to be on the Suns. But making that happen is a long process that features a lot of variables.
Bill Simmons came up with a four-team trade that would involve Butler heading to Phoenix. He said on his podcast : "Well, the trade I came up with was Butler to the Suns, Beal to the Bucks, Miami gets Khris Middleton, Steven Adams from Houston and Cam Whitmore from Houston, and Houston gets Brook Lopez, and that actually works."
On Tuesday, the Suns traded their 2031 unprotected first-round pick to the Jazz in exchange for first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029.
Now, Butler is back away from the team again one day after the Phoenix Suns acquired three protected first-round picks from the Utah Jazz in exchange for their 2031 first-round pick. Several reports have suggested that these picks could help Phoenix better facilitate a trade for Butler.
The Miami Heat have suspended forward Jimmy Butler for the second time in three weeks – this time for missing a team flight – the franchise announced on Wednesday.
Jimmy Butler is still a member of the Miami Heat and he's running out of ways to say he wants to be traded. Throughout the season Butler has changed his hair co