Miami Heat forward Kevin Love turned Jimmy Butler's return into a meme that has even LeBron James laughing out loud.

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).

Last week's rematch between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder was all but certainly going to determine which team would take the No. 1 spot this week, and ... yeah ... OKC basically snatched it from Cleveland's hands with a 20-point win that was nowhere near that close.

Will the trade deadline turn fortunes around? Will mid-market teams continue to rise? Bold predictions for the second half of the NBA season.

In the past, Riley has occasionally gotten into it with his superstars near the end of their Miami tenures. He had contract tensions with Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, which prompted Wade's stunning departure to his hometown Chicago Bulls in free agency during the summer of 2016.

The Phoenix Suns are trading their unprotected 2031 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks. The three picks the Suns are getting out of this arrangement will all be the least favorable of multiple picks owned by the Jazz in specific years.

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.

Miami forward Jimmy Butler appeared to nod at trade rumors of a move to Phoenix, turning out for the Heat’s 116-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in a pair of Suns-themed colorway shoes.

The Phoenix Suns haven't asked shooting guard Bradley Beal "about any potential trade" amid ongoing trade buzz surrounding Miami Heat forward Jimmy

The Suns look like they will be a play-in team when the regular season ends. But one more trade could be on the horizon.

The Miami Heat reportedly suspended embattled forward Jimmy Butler on Wednesday evening after missing a team flight. Heat fans were, shall we say, not too pleas