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The Phoenix Suns have a very narrow pathway to acquiring Jimmy Butler, but the two sides are believed to have mutual interest. The Suns would need to trade out Bradley Beal in order to acquire Butler as Devin Booker and Kevin Durant are considered untouchable. Beal has a no trade clause and would have to approve a trade. Beal is signed for two more seasons and has battled injuries and a drop in his productivity from the last time he was an All-Star in 2021.

The Golden State Warriors, for their part, want to evaluate how their existing pieces look before possibly circling back to a Butler trade. The other two teams on Butler's list, the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets, are not believed to be interested. 

"The Suns and Jimmy Butler are believed to have a level of mutual interest," said Shams Charania on NBA Today on Tuesday. "The Warriors are in more of a situation of 'we'll see.' They have Jonathan Kuminga in the starting lineup right now. They're trying to figure out what this team looks like with Dennis Schroder. 

"Usually in this league when two sides, you know, we'll see."

Charania added that the one team that projects to have enough cap space to sign Butler in the offseason, the Brooklyn Nets, are not considered a likely destination should he become a free agent in 2025 and look to leave the Heat outright in a non-sign-and-trade scenario. 

Via Shams Charania/ESPN

Nobody is taking Beal. The Heat are certainly not taking Beal. This whole article is pointless. Phoenix is stuck with him.

deeps6x wrote:Nobody is taking Beal. The Heat are certainly not taking Beal. This whole article is pointless. Phoenix is stuck with him.

As said in the article, "we'll see." MIA was one of Beal's preferred destinations and if he can be incentivized to go, I don't see why MIA wouldn't risk it and especially not seeing he only has two years remaining. That's a small price to pay to gain a big chunk of cap space in a short time.

a drop in his productivity from the last time he was an All-Star in 2021.

He is playing with Durant and Booker, not with Hachimura and Bertans.
His usage rate and every stat is obviously would be down, but his TS% and his assist ration is actually higher than his 20-21 season.

deeps6x wrote:Nobody is taking Beal. The Heat are certainly not taking Beal. This whole article is pointless. Phoenix is stuck with him.

Hopefully you're right. I have 0.00% interest in getting Jimmy B and paying him in the offseason.

Fake news...Nobody wants injuried Beal and his punk azz contract..Beal and Herro in the same line up does not make sense.