With one week left until the NBA Trade Deadline on Feb. 6, Phoenix Suns fans are surely glued to their phones and have their tweet notifications on for anyone who could break the Jimmy Butler trade news.
The Suns are showing interest in Hawks sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic as trade speculation surrounding Jusuf Nurkic grows.
The Phoenix Suns could pull off a mega four-team deal that would include the Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat.
Though the strength of schedule over this span hasn’t necessarily been impressive, Phoenix has been better recently, winning nine of its last 13 games. So, as the team continues its pursuit of Jimmy Butler, the Suns (24-22) are moving their way up the standings.
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The Phoenix Suns have four bigs on the roster, including newly acquired 7-footer Nick Richards. Nurkic was moved to the bench earlier this month.
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The Phoenix Suns (23-21) began their three-game homestand on a 119-109 win over the Washington Wizards (6-38) on Saturday.
Miami forward Jimmy Butler appeared to nod at trade rumors of a move to Phoenix, turning out for the Heat’s 116-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in a pair of Suns-themed colorway shoes.
Butler returned from his suspension only to be met with yet another one. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Heat star was told at shootaround he would no longer be starting for the team. Butler proceeded to walk out. Those actions were met with an indefinite suspension from the Heat organization.
The Jimmy Butler trade saga is getting worse with every passing day. The Miami Heat forward requested a trade over a month ago and has served three suspensions by the team since that request.