To understand the state of the 2025 NBA trade deadline, with one week to go and one Jimmy Butler still in a standoff with his own team, you have to go back to 2022. With the 3 p.m. ET deadline on Feb.
Bradley Beal, Phoenix Suns
With one week left until the NBA Trade Deadline on Feb. 6, Phoenix Suns fans are surely glued to their phones and have their tweet notifications on for anyone who could break the Jimmy Butler trade news.
It's widely assumed the Miami Heat are unwilling to take back Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal in a trade involving Jimmy Butler. This is why almost every propos
Beal, 31, is on one of the worst contracts in NBA history. The Suns star is in the third year of a five-year, $251 million back-loaded contract, and has a no-trade clause. It would be very interesting to see the Bulls willingly take on Beal's contract, as it would likely put them in a very dangerous position going forward.
The Phoenix Suns will likely have to involve a third team in a deal for Jimmy Butler that involves Bradley Beal, but the latter reportedly has no interest
The Miami Heat have suspended star forward Jimmy Butler indefinitely and the team continues to look for ways to trade him prior to the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline.
The Miami Heat appear to have made a Bradley Beal trade decision while Jimmy Butler continues to rack up suspensions. This suspension is said to be due to Butler's continued pattern of disregard ...
“The caveat is that Beal can scuttle any trade, as he's one of only two NBA players with official no-trade clauses. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is the other.”
That’s because the Spurs — reportedly Fox’s preferred trade destination — currently have nine tradeable first-round picks that they can include in a deal to the Heat’s one tradeable first-round selection. San Antonio also has young talent such as Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell and others who it can add to any trade package for Fox.
The Miami Heat could enter the race to acquire Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox via trade this season or free agency next summer. "He played with Bam Adebayo [in college]," ESPN's Tim Bontemps said on the Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective podcast.