One thing is clear by now, and that is: the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler saga is far from over. The post NBA Insider Confirms Jimmy Butler’s Status After Suspension as Pat Riley’s $52 Million Trade Mission Finally Succeeds appeared first on EssentiallySports.

If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own. For at least the third time in just over a decade,

A Miami Heat insider reveals how LeBron James' 2014 exit from the team is impacting Pat Riley's Jimmy Butler decision

The Phoenix Suns' attempt to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat may have come to an end after a recent report.

Butler and Riley once shared dreams of winning a title together in South Florida. How did things get this bad?

If the world went the Suns' way, their dream scenario would be trading away Jusuf Nurkic and Bradley Beal and landing Jimmy Butler.

The Phoenix Suns' front office has several additional roster questions ... remain with the Miami Heat after his trade request and his seven-game suspension imposed by Heat president Pat Riley? Will Bradley Beal's no-trade clause and the $110 million ...

In the latest Jimmy Butler development, he reportedly told Heat president Pat Riley he will not sign with the team and reiterated his trade request.

Butler has been projected as a very quality fit alongside the duo of Suns stars already in place - with his relative low-usage nature, ability to pressure the rim, and underrated playmaking would be a step-up from how Bradley Beal fits currently.

"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." -Shams Charania on Twitter/X

PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns trade target Jimmy Butler still wants out of the Miami Heat, according to a new report from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania. News on the trade front of Butler-to-Phoenix has been quiet in recent days, though ahead of the league's Feb. 6 trade deadline, more steam should pick up.