Miami Warmth star ahead Jimmy Butler determined to put on Phoenix Suns-themed sneakers for Tuesday evening’s sport in opposition to the Portland Path Blazers, as commerce rumors proceed to mount main as much as the Feb. 6 deadline.
Warmth Commerce Rumors: Jimmy Butler Has Been Linked To The Suns
Butler has been constantly linked to the Suns throughout mentioned commerce discussions. The footwear he wore function the identical yellow, black, and orange shade scheme that Phoenix is well-known for. Was it only a coincidence?
Jimmy Butler’s footwear tonight, should be a coincidence! pic.twitter.com/W8Xd9dNZmc
— PHNX Suns (@PHNX_Suns) January 22, 2025
“Jimmy’s No. 1 focus is getting traded, ideally, to the Phoenix Suns. All the pieces else is secondary,” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst mentioned in Monday’s episode of his Hoop Collective podcast. “Not getting traded to ‘Crew X,’ not getting traded to ‘Crew Y,’ getting traded to the Phoenix Suns. And so, something that you just wish to deliver that’s rational, if it doesn’t imply getting traded to the Suns, Jimmy Butler just isn’t going to be fascinated about it proper now.
“That’s one factor you bought to recollect out of all of that. And that’s the means he’s working. The second factor is that what [ESPN’s Tim Bontemps] has been saying for months as nicely, is that Butler’s greatest transfer is to simply concentrate on enjoying. I feel that’s on the desk however not till after the commerce deadline. And in order that’s one of many issues that the Warmth have behind their thoughts.”
Butler Wore These Sneakers On The Similar Evening The Suns Traded Their 2031 First-Spherical Choose For Three First-Rounders
Jimmy Butler additionally determined to put on these explicit footwear on the identical evening that Phoenix traded its unprotected 2031 first-round choose to the Utah Jazz in alternate for first-round picks in 2025, 2027, and 2029, based on ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The Suns are buying the least favorable firsts in 2025 of Cleveland/Minnesota, 2027 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah, and 2029 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah, per Charania.
Concerning the Butler commerce rumors, Charania then reported Tuesday that Butler “tripled down on his commerce request. He did it to Pat Riley’s face, and final week he did it to Micky Arison, the workforce proprietor and CEO. I’m instructed the Warmth have had some productive conversations on a possible Butler commerce this week.”
Earlier than Tuesday’s commerce with the Jazz, the Suns had solely their very own 2031 first-round choose and the Denver Nuggets’ 2025 second-round choose for a future deal.
It might seem that each the Suns and Warmth are making ready for a serious commerce.
