The Indiana Pacers continue to win games. They are 8-1 in 2025 after another win on Saturday against the 76ers. If they want to take a big swing to try to get another star, this trade proposal would do that.

HoopsHype ranks the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including De’Aaron Fox and more.

The trade deadline is inching closer and closer, and the Indiana Pacers are at the center of plenty of NBA trade rumors and proposals. For example, one proposal

Bernie Lee, Butler’s agent, posted a press release on X akin to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement, which ended his first NBA retirement in 1995. Leaning into the Jordan theme — or troll — Butler posted photos on his Instagram story wearing the Jordan No. 45 Bulls uniform.

Jimmy Butler is expected to play for Miami again Friday when it hosts the Denver Nuggets, a game that would be his first since the Heat confirmed that he wants a trade and that they are trying to accommodate that request.

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.

The indefinite suspension all but closes a complicated chapter of Butler's 13-year career. A former six-time All-Star, Eastern Conference Finals MVP and the leader of two teams who went to the NBA Finals, Butler has taken each of his four franchises to heights they have struggled to replicate without him.

Jimmy Butler has been at the center of trade talks this season, setting himself up to be the biggest name that is expected to be moved before the February 6 trade deadline.

HoopsHype ranks the five players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including Jimmy Butler.

As the Miami Heat completed a six-game road trip on the West Coast, it was all played without star Jimmy Butler serving a seven-game suspension. Now that Butler is off the injury report for a “team suspension,” there are still questions if he will truly play Friday night as the Heat host the Denver Nuggets.

Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat dribbles the ball during the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Kaseya Center on January 02, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat dribbles the ball during the first quarter against the ...