Jimmy Butler hoping to be traded to Phoenix?

Word has permeated the league that Jimmy Butler hopes to be traded to Phoenix. This is no exaggeration: Every high-ranking team official contacted by The Stein Line for this story shared their belief that the Suns are the destination Butler desires on the other side of his standoff with the Heat. You hear the same sentiment even from executives with teams that have been mentioned as potential Butler suitors.Source: marcstein.substack.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang Jimmy Butler-Heat saga sparks lively conversation on “Inside the NBA” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Where things stand, with Butler set to serve the fourth game of his seven-game suspension tomorrow – 5:41 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang As Jimmy Butler situation looms, Heat hopes Tuesday’s win vs. Warriors proves to be some type of “breakthrough” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… “It’s always good when you go through a brutal game like that and you get a bounce-back win. Those are the ones that you really remember.” – 5:40 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang Heat rules out Jimmy Butler (suspension), Dru Smith (Achilles) and Isaiah Stevens (G League) for tomorrow’s game vs. Jazz in Salt Lake City. Josh Richardson (heel) and Kevin Love (personal reasons) listed as doubtful. – 4:27 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang NEW: Jimmy Butler-Heat saga sparks lively conversation on “Inside the NBA” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Where things stand, with Butler set to serve the fourth game of his seven-game suspension tomorrow – 3:09 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet On the latest indications Jimmy Butler is trying to force his way to Phoenix, the various obstacles that remain, some loopholes the Suns should avoid exploring, and a few 3-team trade scenarios that show how difficult it’ll be to get this done: bit.ly/4h0a1Zz – 2:16 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang NEW: As Jimmy Butler situation looms, Heat hopes Tuesday’s win vs. Warriors proves to be “breakthrough” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… “We have a group that has great competitive character. And we’re working to get things right and get to a different level.” – 12:33 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet Last night has to be the breaking point for the Suns. We talked about losing to the Hornets on the latest @PHNX_Suns pod, plus my favorite trade target Nick Richards and a few 3-team Jimmy Butler trades! WATCH: youtube.com/live/t2RMEgZkX… DOWNLOAD: phnx-suns-podcast.simplecast.com pic.x.com/Nd9a5LTSLf – 12:05 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet The Heat reportedly have no interest in Bradley Beal, which means if Phoenix wants Jimmy Buckets, they’ll need a 3rd team. So I came up with some 3-team Jimmy Butler trades, all of which show why the Suns have their work cut out for them: bit.ly/4h0a1Zz – 11:03 AM Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins It’s only a handful of teams that have a better starting 5 than the Rockets. Between Sengun, Green and Jokic… the Future looks extremely bright for Houston. And if I’m the Rockets it’s no way I trade for Jimmy Butler. – 9:59 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang With Jimmy Butler serving the third game of his seven-game suspension, the Heat is going with a starting lineup of Rozier, Herro, Jaquez, Highsmith and Adebayo for the second straight game tonight vs. Warriors. – 9:31 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet Bradley Beal off the bench Part 2! We’re going live on @PHNX_Suns to talk about Suns-Hornets and the latest wave of Jimmy Butler reports for pregame, get in here: buff.ly/40oqO2j – 6:27 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS Part of what fascinates me about the Jimmy Butler saga is that, because of the Over-38 rule, he can only guarantee himself one extra year of max salary with an extension. Someone who’s made $300+ million is doing all this for one extra year. Idk. Doesn’t feel worth it to me. – 4:54 PM More on this storyline Memphis has shown some cards around the league that it is looking into consolidation trades, as evidenced by the team’s recent efforts to ship Luke Kennard and John Konchar to Brooklyn for Dorian Finney-Smith. But that would have been a much smaller deal than adding Marcus Smart or Brandon Clarke to the package as would be required for Butler. Smart and Clarke both rank as players Memphis values quite highly, sources said. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 8, 2025 The consistent word in circulation is that Butler wants to land in the desert not only to play alongside Kevin Durant and Devin Booker but because Suns owner Mat Ishbia has a proven willingness to splash out the lucrative contract extension he has been unable to secure from the Heat. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 8, 2025 At 16-19, Phoenix has been actively searching for ways to improve the league’s most expensive roster on the trade market, sources said, exploring their options beyond Butler

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Jimmy Butler hoping to be traded to Phoenix?

Word has permeated the league that Jimmy Butler hopes to be traded to Phoenix. This is no exaggeration: Every high-ranking team official contacted by The Stein Line for this story shared their belief that the Suns are the destination Butler desires on the other side of his standoff with the Heat. You hear the same sentiment even from executives with teams that have been mentioned as potential Butler suitors.
Source: marcstein.substack.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler-Heat saga sparks lively conversation on “Inside the NBA” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Where things stand, with Butler set to serve the fourth game of his seven-game suspension tomorrow – 5:41 PM

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
As Jimmy Butler situation looms, Heat hopes Tuesday’s win vs. Warriors proves to be some type of “breakthrough” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… “It’s always good when you go through a brutal game like that and you get a bounce-back win. Those are the ones that you really remember.” – 5:40 PM

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Heat rules out Jimmy Butler (suspension), Dru Smith (Achilles) and Isaiah Stevens (G League) for tomorrow’s game vs. Jazz in Salt Lake City.
Josh Richardson (heel) and Kevin Love (personal reasons) listed as doubtful. – 4:27 PM

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
NEW: Jimmy Butler-Heat saga sparks lively conversation on “Inside the NBA” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Where things stand, with Butler set to serve the fourth game of his seven-game suspension tomorrow – 3:09 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
On the latest indications Jimmy Butler is trying to force his way to Phoenix, the various obstacles that remain, some loopholes the Suns should avoid exploring, and a few 3-team trade scenarios that show how difficult it’ll be to get this done: bit.ly/4h0a1Zz – 2:16 PM

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
NEW: As Jimmy Butler situation looms, Heat hopes Tuesday’s win vs. Warriors proves to be “breakthrough” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… “We have a group that has great competitive character. And we’re working to get things right and get to a different level.” – 12:33 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Last night has to be the breaking point for the Suns. We talked about losing to the Hornets on the latest @PHNX_Suns pod, plus my favorite trade target Nick Richards and a few 3-team Jimmy Butler trades!
WATCH: youtube.com/live/t2RMEgZkX…
DOWNLOAD: phnx-suns-podcast.simplecast.com pic.x.com/Nd9a5LTSLf – 12:05 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
The Heat reportedly have no interest in Bradley Beal, which means if Phoenix wants Jimmy Buckets, they’ll need a 3rd team. So I came up with some 3-team Jimmy Butler trades, all of which show why the Suns have their work cut out for them: bit.ly/4h0a1Zz – 11:03 AM

Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
It’s only a handful of teams that have a better starting 5 than the Rockets. Between Sengun, Green and Jokic… the Future looks extremely bright for Houston. And if I’m the Rockets it’s no way I trade for Jimmy Butler. – 9:59 PM

Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
With Jimmy Butler serving the third game of his seven-game suspension, the Heat is going with a starting lineup of Rozier, Herro, Jaquez, Highsmith and Adebayo for the second straight game tonight vs. Warriors. – 9:31 PM

Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Bradley Beal off the bench Part 2! We’re going live on @PHNX_Suns to talk about Suns-Hornets and the latest wave of Jimmy Butler reports for pregame, get in here:
buff.ly/40oqO2j – 6:27 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Part of what fascinates me about the Jimmy Butler saga is that, because of the Over-38 rule, he can only guarantee himself one extra year of max salary with an extension.
Someone who’s made $300+ million is doing all this for one extra year. Idk. Doesn’t feel worth it to me. – 4:54 PM

More on this storyline

Memphis has shown some cards around the league that it is looking into consolidation trades, as evidenced by the team’s recent efforts to ship Luke Kennard and John Konchar to Brooklyn for Dorian Finney-Smith. But that would have been a much smaller deal than adding Marcus Smart or Brandon Clarke to the package as would be required for Butler. Smart and Clarke both rank as players Memphis values quite highly, sources said. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 8, 2025

The consistent word in circulation is that Butler wants to land in the desert not only to play alongside Kevin Durant and Devin Booker but because Suns owner Mat Ishbia has a proven willingness to splash out the lucrative contract extension he has been unable to secure from the Heat. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 8, 2025

At 16-19, Phoenix has been actively searching for ways to improve the league’s most expensive roster on the trade market, sources said, exploring their options beyond Butler and what they could acquire by including Phoenix’s only tradeable first-round pick in 2031. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 8, 2025