The Suns have positioned themselves as a top contender to land Heat star Jimmy Butler as the NBA trade deadline approaches on Feb. 6.

The Phoenix Suns made a trade Tuesday night that has everyone around the league wondering if a bigger move could be on the horizon. The Suns sent their only tradable first-round pick (in 2031) to the Utah Jazz in exchange for three future first-round picks.

The Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns made a draft-pick trade that could be the first step in Jimmy Butler getting what he wants.

A Jimmy Butler trade is not necessarily lined up for the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat. But a trade of picks with the Utah Jazz gives them flexibility.

Multiple teams have made bets of some size that Phoenix will be terrible between 2026 and 2031. And those bets may pay off.

Eveyrone knows the Suns latest trade with the Jazz correlates with Jimmy Butler, but they're downplaying the move.

The Phoenix Suns are trading their 2031 unprotected first to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks, sources tell ESPN. The Suns are acquiring the least favorable firsts in 2025 of Cleveland/Minnesota, 2027 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah and 2029 of Cleveland/Minnesota/Utah.

The Phoenix Suns are trading their unprotected 2031 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks. The three picks the Suns are getting out of this arrangement will all be the least favorable of multiple picks owned by the Jazz in specific years.

The Phoenix Suns have been relentless in their preparation to trade for the superstar forward from the Miami Heat.

We’ve seen the disruptive “trade me” Butler in Minnesota — it worked for Butler, he forced a trade — and Pat Riley and the Heat decided to get out in front of that with a seven-game suspension for Butler.

Teams are entering the NBA trade deadline with the idea of adjusting their cap situations, while rumors and intel about Jimmy Butler form.