The Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine has been linked with the Milwaukee Bucks following a fantastic start to the season.

With Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler reportedly tripling down on his trade request from the team, NBA analysts Bill Simmons and Kevin O'Connor proposed a five-team blockbuster trade.

Bulls guard Zach LaVine has the second-most 30+ games in franchise history, but has a long way to catch Michael Jordan.

It was in the middle of October, in the afternoon, after Jimmy Butler’s infamous practice session, where he took the bench players on his then-team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and beat the starting group.

NBA trade season is in full swing and the Milwaukee Bucks are expected to be one of the many teams active in talks before February's deadline. According to the latest intel, their primary plan involves a pursuit of either Zach LaVine or Bradley Beal.

Bill Simmons has an interesting mock trade that sends ultimately Jimmy Butler to the Suns. Looking at Simmons' trade, it involves not just the obvious teams of Phoenix and Miami, but it includes the Milwaukee Bucks getting Bradley Beal and the fourth team being the Houston Rockets.

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The Suns want Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler wants to be on the Suns. But making that happen is a long process that features a lot of variables.

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