{"id":11106,"date":"2024-12-15T08:18:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T08:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11106"},"modified":"2024-12-15T08:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T08:18:03","slug":"breaking-news-nba-insider-confirms-jimmy-butler-to-phoenix-suns-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11106","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: NBA Insider Confirms Jimmy Butler to Phoenix Suns Claim.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The NBA insider has confirmed the claim involving Jimmy Butler and the Phoenix Suns amid speculation over his future with the Miami Heat.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Jimmy Butler&#8217;s future with the\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0has been a topic of heavy discussion since the summer when it was widely reported that he wanted a max extension. He was not handed one by the organization and it is not hard to understand why.<\/p>\n<p>Butler\u00a0has guided the Heat to two\u00a0NBA\u00a0Finals during his time in South Beach. But he is 35 years old and has a long injury history.<\/p>\n<p>Is he someone that the Heat should hand a long-term deal to or is it time to change things up and look forward to the next era?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-6afa071e8d2941c6b1d4ad140741ff81\" data-google-query-id=\"CP-TzbqqqYoDFRjtTAIdYX0zjw\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/miami-heat_1__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/miami-heat_1\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/129cb67ccb62c058d3682aa673e8a5fc.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There has been a ton of controversy surrounding the reporting of Butler&#8217;s situation as well. Shams Charania had written on\u00a0X:\u00a0&#8220;The\u00a0Phoenix Suns\u00a0are another team that Jimmy Butler\u2019s agent, Bernie Lee, has indicated in league circles that the six-time All-Star is open to as a destination while Miami listens to trade offers, sources tell ESPN, joining Dallas, Houston and Golden State.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bernie Lee himself would go on to call the report &#8216;fabricated&#8217;. But then Charania responded to Butler&#8217;s agent and stood by his reporting. So, there is a lot of confusion around the entire situation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-9eaf7c364a7e4eec93cdedc4d0cfdaf7\" data-google-query-id=\"CODozruqqYoDFTjzTAIdiIM22w\" data-ad-size=\"fixedBottomD\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/miami-heat_5__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/miami-heat_5\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/miami-heat_5\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Charania has gotten some backing though. While speaking on\u00a0NBA on ESPN, Bobby Marks stated that the news about Phoenix being a team that Butler would go to if he could not work out a deal in Miami was 100 per cent accurate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bobby Marks CONFIRMS Jimmy Butler trade talks &amp; possible destinations \ud83c\udfaf | NBA on ESPN\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKPAdP4pM1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Suns are quite certainly an interesting team right now. They are 13-11 and sit at 8th in the West. But one cannot overlook the fact that\u00a0Kevin Durant\u00a0has already missed a number of games this season.<\/p>\n<p>At full strength, the Suns could be outside contenders and if they add someone like Butler to their ranks, they could be one of the favourites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA insider has confirmed the claim involving Jimmy Butler and the Phoenix Suns amid speculation over his future with the Miami Heat. 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