ESPN's Shams Charania doubled down on Jimmy Butler's interest in the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.
This year Miami Heat veteran Jimmy Butler is first up in the spotlight after it was reported the front office is listening to trade offers on the 35-year-old. ESPN's Shams Charania first listed the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, and Golden State Warriors as his preferred destinations before adding the Phoenix Suns to the group on Sunday night.
Butler's agent, Bernie Lee, was quick to call out Charania for "fabricated" reports regarding Butler's interest in the Suns. Still, the NBA Insider doubled down on his information being valid Thursday. "I 1000% stand by my reporting. It's fully vetted. And as a professional, that's what I do, that's what I get paid to do... report truthfully and accurately. That's what this is. Period," Charania said on First Take.
ESPN's Brian Windhorst also backed up Charania, claiming executives around the league view Butler as the star most likely to see a change of scenery. I think any of the big-name players that could possibly get traded during this season, most executives, think if there was any player that would get moved, it would be Jimmy Butler,"Warriors Have Bold Backup Plan To Target Lakers Superstar After Jimmy ButlerAnthony Pasciolla is a sports journalist who began covering the NBA in June 2023. A Philadelphia native, Anthony has experience covering the Philadelphia 76ers as a credentialed reporter.
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