The Charlotte Hornets are reportedly a team to monitor as a potential facilitator in a possible trade that would send Jimmy Butler to the Phoenix Suns.

The Phoenix Suns have made a trade. No, not that trade. Jimmy Butler remains a member of the Miami Heat for the time being, but even as the Suns continue to try to pry him away, they have managed to make a deal of another sort by acquiring Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards along with a 2025 Denver Nuggets second-round pick for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks: two from the Nuggets (2026 and 2031) along with a Suns original (2031).

A team like the Charlotte Hornets loom large over the next month as they await to help facilitate other trades for future draft capital.

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With Wednesday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena (10 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Sun) marking the end of the Heat’s six-game West Coast trip and Butler’s seven-game team-issued suspension, Butler is eligible to come back when the Heat returns to Miami to host the Denver Nuggets on Friday.

The Phoenix Suns acquired Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards and a 2025 NBA draft second-round pick on Wednesday in exchange for wing player Josh Okogie and three future second-round NBA draft selections. Richards is averaging 8.9 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game this season, in 21 minutes of action per game.

The Phoenix Suns, who have been linked to Jimmy Butler, do not have a lot of trade assets in the form of draft picks moving forward. ESPN's Shams

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns just got deeper after the latest roster change of the season, In a breaking report by ESPN's Shams Charania, he revealed that the Charlotte Hornets have just agreed to a deal to send Nick Richards and a second-round pick to the Suns for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks.

With all the drama surrounding the Miami Heat and former Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler, plenty of speculation suggests that the Sixers would consider re-acquiring him if given the chance. Butler has not backed off his trade request since it became public at the beginning of January,

NBA star Jimmy Butler has found himself in a different kind of court battle. Daily Mail reported on Friday (Jan. 10) that Butler, is 35, has entered into a financial battle with Kaitlin Nowak, his former flame and mother of his three children, over child support.