John Voita is the Managing Editor of Bright Side of the Sun, co-host of the Suns JAM Session Podcast, and has been a credentialed member of the Phoenix media since 2023.
The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and the Phoenix Suns didn’t make any major moves aside from shipping Jusuf Nurkic and his contract to Charlotte for a couple of assets likely to be waived this summer. But just because that was the only actual transaction doesn’t mean it’s all the Suns were discussing.
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Suns had a deal lined up to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat, Jonathan Kuminga from the Golden State Warriors, along with first-round picks, pick swaps, and second-round draft capital.