Bill Simmons came up with a four-team trade that would involve Butler heading to Phoenix. He said on his podcast : "Well, the trade I came up with was Butler to the Suns, Beal to the Bucks, Miami gets Khris Middleton, Steven Adams from Houston and Cam Whitmore from Houston, and Houston gets Brook Lopez, and that actually works."

The Atlanta Hawks have become one of the more surprising stories in the NBA this season despite maintaining position as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 22-21 record. Atlanta's mediocre record is not representative of how the club has performed against some of the league's most fierce competitors,