As the trade deadline looms, the situation surrounding Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat is what everyone’s attention is on. Trade rumors involving the Phoenix Suns are heating up as insiders bring new information every day that adds to the narrative.

If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own. For at least the third time in just over a decade,

A Miami Heat insider reveals how LeBron James' 2014 exit from the team is impacting Pat Riley's Jimmy Butler decision

Butler and Riley once shared dreams of winning a title together in South Florida. How did things get this bad?

"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." -Shams Charania on Twitter/X

The Suns have positioned themselves as a top contender to land Heat star Jimmy Butler as the NBA trade deadline approaches on Feb. 6.

Butler has been projected as a very quality fit alongside the duo of Suns stars already in place - with his relative low-usage nature, ability to pressure the rim, and underrated playmaking would be a step-up from how Bradley Beal fits currently.

If the world went the Suns' way, their dream scenario would be trading away Jusuf Nurkic and Bradley Beal and landing Jimmy Butler.

The team has lost 19 of its last 28 games, many of those defeats coming with Stephen Curry in uniform, and now sits under .500. It’s an unthinkable collapse for a championship organization considering that Curry is still a top-10 player in the league by many advanced metrics.

Jimmy Butler is the type of player who will go scorched earth to get precisely what he wants. Just ask the Timberwolves how it goes. He didn’t want to be there and did everything in his power to get out, including airing the entire team out on live television.

Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for two games after missing a flight for the team’s trip to Milwaukee. Butler, who has requested a trade away from the franchise, had planned to still join the team for the games against the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets despite missing the flight.