The indefinite suspension all but closes a complicated chapter of Butler's 13-year career. A former six-time All-Star, Eastern Conference Finals MVP and the leader of two teams who went to the NBA Finals, Butler has taken each of his four franchises to heights they have struggled to replicate without him.

For the third time in recent weeks, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the team, with the NBA trade deadline just days away.

Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal will not waive his no-trade clause to go to the Chicago Bulls, a source familiar with the three-time All-Star’s thinking told The Athletic.Source: New York Times

The Miami Heat and the Phoenix Suns have been talking for weeks trying to find more teams to facilitate a Jimmy Butler trade. There were talks about the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks’ willingness to help.

Jimmy Butler has been suspended for the third time this month by the Miami Heat. The suspension is indefinite for now.

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.

Nikola Vučević is in rare form this season and contending teams could benefit from a stretch-center shooting 40.6% from 3-point range.

During the Hoop Collective discussion, Windhorst’s ESPN colleague Tim Bontemps also questioned why the Bulls would be motivated to swap out LaVine for Beal, given the limited draft assets the Suns could offer as sweeteners and the All-Star caliber season LaVine is having so far this year (24.0 PPG on .512/.444/.792 shooting).

The Suns and Bulls are exploring a Bradley Beal trade to facilitate Jimmy Butler's arrival in Phoenix before the deadline.

The Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls have had conversations surrounding a potential trade involving Bradley Beal, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.

The Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, and Detroit Pistons all want to help “facilitate” a multi-team Butler deal, via NBA insider Marc Stein.