Sources: Suns among Butler's trade preferences

The Phoenix Suns are among the teams that Jimmy Butler's supplier has indicated successful NBA circles that the six-time NBA All-Star is unfastened to arsenic a destination arsenic the Miami Heat perceive to waste and acquisition offers, convention sources told ESPN.

As reported successful the Inside Pass connected Tuesday, the Heat are unfastened to dealing Butler if the waste and acquisition connection is right, according to convention sources, and Butler's agent, Bernie Lee, has expressed successful convention circles that he is unfastened to the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors and Suns.

Butler is believed to for illustration a win-now contender. He said Wednesday he doesn't mind his sanction being successful the rumor mill.

"I really for illustration it," Butler said. "It's bully to beryllium talked about. I don't deliberation there's specified a point arsenic bad publicity -- to a point."

Butler, 35, is averaging 19 points and complete 5 rebounds and 4 assists per crippled this season. He's 1 of the NBA's elite competitors and is simply a perennial postseason performer. His teams person made the playoffs successful 12 of his first 13 seasons, including the 5 erstwhile seasons successful Miami, wherever he has led the Heat to 2 NBA Finals berths and 1 further Eastern Conference finals appearance.

Butler has $49 cardinal connected his statement pinch the Heat for this play -- pinch a $52 cardinal subordinate action for 2025-26 aft the 2 sides grounded to scope an hold past summer.