The Phoenix Suns reportedly have hoped to include veteran shooting guard Bradley Beal in a deal prior to Thursday's trade deadline, but it sounds like he

The Phoenix Suns can't make a deal for Jimmy Butler unless Bradley Beal opts to waive his no-trade clause. The club is keen to be active at the trade deadline for one reason or another. They've been pursuing Butler for quite a while now, though no real developments have been made.

To understand the state of the 2025 NBA trade deadline, with one week to go and one Jimmy Butler still in a standoff with his own team, you have to go back to 2022. With the 3 p.m. ET deadline on Feb.