Multiple teams have made bets of some size that Phoenix will be terrible between 2026 and 2031. And those bets may pay off.

The Phoenix Suns are trading their unprotected first-round pick in 2031 to the Utah Jazz in exchange for first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029, per

For clarity, the Suns would receive Butler, the Heat would receive Kuzma, Valanciunas, Bey, Anthony Gill, and a 2031 second-round pick (via the Denver Nuggets), and the Wizards would receive Beal and a 2031 first-round pick (via the Cleveland Cavaliers).

HoopsHype ranks the five players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including Jimmy Butler.

A Jimmy Butler trade is complicated for the Suns and Heat. That is why the Bucks could finish the deal with Khris Middleton and Bradley Beal.

On Tuesday, the Suns traded their 2031 unprotected first-round pick to the Jazz in exchange for first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029.

Just before the start of Tuesday night’s matchup between the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center, news surfaced that indicated the Phoenix Suns are stocking up for a potential Butler trade.

The Phoenix Suns made a trade Tuesday night that has everyone around the league wondering if a bigger move could be on the horizon. The Suns sent their only tradable first-round pick (in 2031) to the Utah Jazz in exchange for three future first-round picks.

The Suns -- among the preferred trade destinations for Heat star Jimmy Butler -- traded their 2031 first-rounder to the Jazz for three first-rounders.

The Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz have made a significant trade, which could hint at another massive trade down the road as we approach the deadline on Feb. 6. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Suns acquired three first-round picks from the Jazz in exchange for a 2031 unprotected first-round pick.