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.

Up to the year 2031, the Phoenix Suns have just two draft picks that can be traded since they mortgaged their future by shipping the rest away for players like Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and others.

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

Would adding Jimmy Butler make the Nuggets good enough to win another ... the only players that could imaginably be available via trade soon would be Ball and Garland. Would the Charlotte Hornets or Cleveland Cavaliers seriously consider an offer for ...

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.

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.

"The Suns have three tradeable second-round picks (in addition to a 2031 first-rounder) to try to convince a team like Charlotte to take on Nurkić's contract for a package headlined by in-demand Hornets big man Nick Richards ... but how many of those three picks would it cost them?"

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

Chicago visits the Portland Trail Blazers after Nikola Vucevic scored 40 points in the Bulls' 125-123 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

Debuting for the first time as a member of the Phoenix Suns, center Nick Richards couldn’t have had a better start with his new team and showed how the trade could help the Suns make a push up the standings.

The Pacers and Spurs are headed to Paris, effectively taking those teams off the board regarding streaming value during Week 13.