The Miami Heat reportedly could have willing trade partners in a potential deal that would move disgruntled star Jimmy Butler out of South Beach. According
Now LaVine looks like a potential All-Star again, and suddenly he's one of the most notable names on the trade market. The Oklahoma City Thunder built a cottage industry around this phenomenon during their rebuild.
The Detroit Pistons didn’t have to worry about Butler much in the recent past. As Butler thrived on the Heat—especially during the playoffs—the Pistons were busy at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Bill Simmons has an interesting mock trade that sends ultimately Jimmy Butler to the Suns. Looking at Simmons' trade, it involves not just the obvious teams of Phoenix and Miami, but it includes the Milwaukee Bucks getting Bradley Beal and the fourth team being the Houston Rockets.
The Milwaukee Bucks acquiring Bradley Beal from the Phoenix Suns as part of a Jimmy Butler trade seems more likely than ever now.
The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly among the teams that have sniffed around Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler in a possible trade, but with the Phoenix Suns still pursuing him aggressively, there is a way that the Bucks could get in on a possible Butler deal without actually landing the mercurial forward.
Beal essentially holds the keys to a massive trade that would net the Suns the talents of Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler. Beal owns a no-trade clause and without his full agreement on a deal, one of the biggest trades in recent league history can't go down.
There have been rumors lately that the Bucks might be interested in taking on Bradley Beal as part of a larger trade that would send Heat forward Jimmy Butler to the Suns. However, NBA insider Chris Haynes says in a Twitter video that Milwaukee hasn’t contacted Phoenix at all to ask about a potential Beal trade.
The Phoenix Suns have had a disappointing season thus far and they are expected to be very active ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline to upgrade their roster, which may even see them trade away their star guard Bradley Beal.
As Jimmy Butler's future in Miami grows more uncertain, Zach Harper explains why NBA trades are so complex these days.
The Los Angeles Lakers could be the surprise third team that helps the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat agree on a Jimmy Butler trade.