According to ESPN journalist Windhorst, the Suns are preparing to go all-in for Butler. It is said that the team management is negotiating with multiple teams simultaneously, aiming to facilitate a multi-party trade to better acquire Butler. They are even willing to offer their first-round pick up to 2031. Calculating this way, it seems like the team management is disregarding the future and focusing only on KD's remaining peak years.
It must be said that although the Suns' lineup lacks overall cohesion, they have indeed been making major trades to strengthen the team in recent years. The coach was fired after the finals, and they brought in Durant and Beal. Despite not yet building a championship-level team in the past two years, the management's efforts and aspirations are evident.
With Butler entering the free market, the Suns have decisively made a move to try to get him. We can say that despite Butler and KD not being young anymore, trading for them at this point could affect the team's decline for many years to come. However, the team management's idea is simple: the Suns never fear the night; ten or twenty years is too long, we only want the present.
The Suns' attitude is firm and direct, and Butler's attitude is also a mutual pursuit. There were previously reports that Butler's agent warned the entire league that Butler would only renew his contract with the Suns. Thinking logically, Butler may have already communicated with KD privately. The collaboration of these two pure basketball players is truly something to look forward to.
Moreover, the conflict between Butler and the Heat has escalated to its peak. Previously reported conflicts were mainly between JB and Riley, but as the situation escalated, more information surfaced. Butler believes that the Heat values Herro and Adebayo more, and in his view, if he is destined to play a supporting role, he might as well assist Durant and Booker.
Furthermore, ESPN also revealed that there are people within the Heat who do not wish for Butler to return. Now that the atmosphere has been built up to this point, everyone can look forward to the upcoming trade between Butler and the Suns. If it really happens, the Suns might just rise again and become a strong contender for the championship.
