The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns have a bit of a history against each other. In 2021, the two teams faced off the in the NBA Championship, with Green Bay winning in six games. Since then, there has been a standing (small) rivalry between the two teams.
Now we could very well see Phoenix move in on a player Milwaukee has been interested in.
Suns On The Brink Of Ruining Massive Bucks Trade (Report)
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania
Joining SVP for Sports Center — on the Suns tripling their first-round picks while pursuing Jimmy Butler, who himself has tripled down on trade request from the Heat to Pat Riley and Micky Arison.
Joining @notthefakeSVP for @SportsCenter — on the Suns tripling their first-round picks while pursuing Jimmy Butler, who himself has tripled down on trade request from the Heat to Pat Riley and Micky Arison. pic.twitter.com/jXbhKvBKbT
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 22, 2025
It has been reported by Sam Amick of The Athletic that Jimmy Butler’s representatives have not informed the Milwaukee Bucks he doesn’t wish to play there:
NBA insider Chris Haynes originally reported on Jan. 7 that multiple teams had been told that Butler “has no interest in being traded there” amid his standoff with the Heat. Haynes cited the Memphis Grizzlies specifically, with Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor adding the Bucks to the group.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Butler told Heat president Pat Riley again last week that he wants out and intentionally limited his pool of teams.
Here is a look at Butler’s career stats:
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 22 | CHI | NBA | SG | 42 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .405 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .182 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .441 | .418 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .768 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | |
| 2012-13 | 23 | CHI | NBA | SF | 82 | 20 | 26.0 | 2.9 | 6.2 | .467 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .381 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .489 | .506 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .803 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 8.6 | DPOY-17 |
| 2013-14 | 24 | CHI | NBA | SG | 67 | 67 | 38.7 | 4.1 | 10.3 | .397 | 1.0 | 3.6 | .283 | 3.1 | 6.8 | .457 | .446 | 3.9 | 5.0 | .769 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 13.1 | |
| 2014-15 | 25 | CHI | NBA | SG | 65 | 65 | 38.7 | 6.5 | 14.0 | .462 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .378 | 5.4 | 11.1 | .484 | .502 | 5.9 | 7.1 | .834 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 20.0 | DPOY-10,MIP-1,AS |
| 2015-16 | 26 | CHI | NBA | SG | 67 | 67 | 36.9 | 7.0 | 15.4 | .454 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .312 | 6.1 | 12.4 | .489 | .485 | 5.9 | 7.1 | .832 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 20.9 | DPOY-11,AS |
| 2016-17 | 27 | CHI | NBA | SF | 76 | 75 | 37.0 | 7.5 | 16.5 | .455 | 1.2 | 3.3 | .367 | 6.3 | 13.2 | .477 | .492 | 7.7 | 8.9 | .865 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 23.9 | AS,NBA3 |
| 2017-18 | 28 | MIN | NBA | SG | 59 | 59 | 36.7 | 7.4 | 15.6 | .474 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .350 | 6.2 | 12.2 | .509 | .512 | 6.2 | 7.2 | .854 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 22.2 | MVP-10,DPOY-12,AS,NBA3 |
| 2018-19 | 29 | 2TM | NBA | SF | 65 | 65 | 33.6 | 6.4 | 13.9 | .462 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .347 | 5.4 | 10.9 | .494 | .499 | 4.8 | 5.6 | .855 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 18.7 | |
| 2018-19 | 29 | MIN | NBA | SG | 10 | 10 | 36.1 | 7.4 | 15.7 | .471 | 1.7 | 4.5 | .378 | 5.7 | 11.2 | .509 | .525 | 4.8 | 6.1 | .787 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 21.3 | |
| 2018-19 | 29 | PHI | NBA | SF | 55 | 55 | 33.2 | 6.3 | 13.6 | .461 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .338 | 5.3 | 10.9 | .491 | .494 | 4.8 | 5.5 | .868 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 18.2 | |
| 2019-20 | 30 | MIA | NBA | SF | 58 | 58 | 33.8 | 5.9 | 13.1 | .455 | 0.5 | 2.1 | .244 | 5.4 | 11.0 | .495 | .474 | 7.6 | 9.1 | .834 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 19.9 | MVP-11,AS,NBA3 |
| 2020-21 | 31 | MIA | NBA | SF | 52 | 52 | 33.6 | 7.0 | 14.2 | .497 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .245 | 6.6 | 12.2 | .538 | .514 | 6.9 | 8.0 | .863 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 21.5 | DPOY-10,NBA3 |
| 2021-22 | 32 | MIA | NBA | SF | 57 | 57 | 33.9 | 7.0 | 14.5 | .480 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .233 | 6.5 | 12.5 | .520 | .496 | 6.9 | 8.0 | .870 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 21.4 | AS |
| 2022-23 | 33 | MIA | NBA | PF | 64 | 64 | 33.4 | 7.5 | 13.9 | .539 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .350 | 6.9 | 12.3 | .564 | .560 | 7.4 | 8.7 | .850 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 22.9 | MVP-10,DPOY-12,CPOY-2,NBA2 |
| 2023-24 | 34 | MIA | NBA | PF | 60 | 60 | 34.0 | 6.6 | 13.2 | .499 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .414 | 5.6 | 10.8 | .519 | .537 | 6.6 | 7.7 | .858 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 20.8 | |
| 2024-25 | 35 | MIA | NBA | PF | 24 | 24 | 30.8 | 5.8 | 10.6 | .543 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .343 | 5.3 | 9.1 | .575 | .567 | 5.2 | 6.5 | .796 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 17.2 | |
| 14 Yrs | 838 | 733 | 33.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | .472 | 0.8 | 2.4 | .330 | 5.2 | 10.2 | .505 | .503 | 5.6 | 6.7 | .842 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 18.3 | |||||
| CHI (6 Yrs) | 399 | 294 | 32.3 | 5.0 | 11.2 | .448 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .337 | 4.2 | 8.7 | .479 | .485 | 4.7 | 5.6 | .828 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 15.6 | |||||
| MIA (6 Yrs) | 315 | 315 | 33.5 | 6.7 | 13.5 | .498 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .305 | 6.1 | 11.5 | .531 | .521 | 6.9 | 8.1 | .851 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 21.0 | |||||
| MIN (2 Yrs) | 69 | 69 | 36.6 | 7.4 | 15.6 | .474 | 1.3 | 3.6 | .355 | 6.1 | 12.1 | .509 | .514 | 6.0 | 7.0 | .846 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 22.0 | |||||
| PHI (1 Yr) | 55 | 55 | 33.2 | 6.3 | 13.6 | .461 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .338 | 5.3 | 10.9 | .491 | .494 | 4.8 | 5.5 | .868 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 18.2 | |||||
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