According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Miami Heat have lowered their asking price for Jimmy Butler. Butler, who has requested a trade from

Speaking Wednesday on his Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective podcast (beginning at the 17:09 mark), ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst suggested that the Kings are not in the mix for Butler:

The Miami Heat have reportedly been steadfast in ensuring they get the right return for embattled forward Jimmy Butler. Now, the Heat sound open to compromising

Up to the year 2031, the Phoenix Suns have just two draft picks that can be traded since they mortgaged their future by shipping the rest away for players like Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and others.

The NBA trade deadline draws closer by the day, and as always, the transaction cycle remains headlined by the same small group of players. On Monday, the Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler indefinitely after he walked out of a shootaround upon receiving the news that he would be benched.

The Miami Heat remain motivated to trade disgruntled star player Jimmy Butler ahead of the NBA's February trade deadline, but roadblocks still exist, according to a report from ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst.

Per ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst, one of the primary ... potentially hit free agency in the summer of 2026 includes Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jaren Jackson ...

Butler was informed at shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith in this game, which prompted Butler to walk out of shootaround. From there, the Heat suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.

The situation in South Beach between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat is turning into an absolute mess. However, the result of that chaos is an encouraging update for trade suitors like the Phoenix Suns.

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards wasn’t shy about reminding the Phoenix Suns and their fans about the winning streak he continued in Wednesday’s 121-113 win. Edwards held back head coach Chris Finch after he was ejected for arguing a call in the third quarter. Then, he had the last laugh.

PHOENIX — When Brian Keefe sat down for his pregame news conference Saturday, he had yet to catch up with Kevin Durant. The Washington Wizards coach said he would talk trash to the Phoenix Suns superstar, one of his former players — and then thought better of it.

Could Beal go to Chicago, LaVine to another team (Milwaukee?) in a five-team trade to bring Jimmy Butler to Phoenix?