The Suns have positioned themselves as a top contender to land Heat star Jimmy Butler as the NBA trade deadline approaches on Feb. 6.
The Phoenix Suns are trading their unprotected 2031 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks. The three picks the Suns are getting out of this arrangement will all be the least favorable of multiple picks owned by the Jazz in specific years.
The Phoenix Suns are trading their 2031 unprotected first to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks, sources tell ESPN. The Suns are acquiring the least favorable firsts in 2025 of Cleveland/Minnesota, 2027 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah and 2029 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah.
Just hours after the Suns acquired three future first-round picks from the Jazz in exchange for another first-round pick, Jimmy Butler took the court for the Heat wearing sneakers with the Suns' colors.
A Jimmy Butler trade is not necessarily lined up for the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat. But a trade of picks with the Utah Jazz gives them flexibility.
Searching for ways to improve their roster ahead of the NBA trade deadline, the Phoenix Suns acquired three first-round picks from the Utah Jazz.
The Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns made a draft-pick trade that could be the first step in Jimmy Butler getting what he wants.
Jimmy Butler is suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks, a move that adds to the possibility he has played his final game for the franchise.
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.
The Suns look like they will be a play-in team when the regular season ends. But one more trade could be on the horizon.
While NBA games are being played, the league is focused on the Miami Heat-Jimmy Butler saga. Butler has publicly demanded that he be dealt elsewhere, with the t