Phoenix— Both the Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat, the team they faced this weekend, have had inconsistent performances in the first two months of the NBA season.
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Heat are reportedly open to pursuing star forward Jimmy Butler. The report also names the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, and Golden State Warriors as possible suitors.
The Suns and the teams involved in possible talks could be severely impacted by this seismic move; we will examine those possibilities below. The Houston Rockets A team currently in third place in the Western Conference might benefit from this move. Butler would fit in perfectly with Ime Udoka’s defensive scheme and could work well with young players like Reed Sheppard and Alperen Sengun.