Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat appear increasingly determined to part ways. We know where he wants to end up, but these teams just would not make sense.

For clarity, the Heat would receive Isaac, Caldwell-Pope, and a 2031 first-round pick, the Suns would receive Butler and a 2027 first-round pick, and the Orlando Magic would receive Beal and Jaime Jaquez Jr. in Chaudhary's three-team trade proposal.

Jimmy Butler has appeared in two games for the Heat since his team-imposed seven-game suspension ended last week, but the

Jimmy Butler and the Phoenix Suns' mutual interest in joining forces has been well-chronicled for weeks. However, the financial constraints of the NBA's apron world make executing a blockbuster swap of this magnitude much easier in theory than practice.

Well, in short, they still very much seem to be trying to trade for Jimmy Butler. This deal was designed as a step in that direction. Why? Because the Suns had only one tradable f

The Phoenix Suns are trading their unprotected first-round pick in 2031 to the Utah Jazz in exchange for first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029, per

The Suns turned one first-round draft pick into 3 from the Jazz. Are they stockpiling assets to upgrade their roster around Devin Booker and Kevin Durant?