The Los Angeles Lakers are approaching the 2025 NBA trade deadline with caution, reportedly favoring smaller, strategic trades over an “all-in” blockbuster

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to find a way to improve ... thinks it would make sense for them to bring him to L.A. Jimmy Butler vs. Pat Riley in Miami has gone beyond it's boiling point.

Carmelo Anthony has made a bold Jimmy Butler to Los Angeles Lakers claim as a Miami Heat exit seems like only a matter of time.

The Miami Heat plan to suspend Jimmy Butler for two games. Butler, 35, missed the team’s flight early Wednesday. Miami decided to have Butler stay in Florida away from the upcoming two-game road trip to Milwaukee on Thursday and Brooklyn on Saturday.

As the NBA trade deadline draws nearer, here are the latest rumors on star players Jimmy Butler, Cameron Johnson and Zach LaVine.

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Jimmy Butler is upping his efforts to get out of Miami. The Heat superstar met with team president Pat Riley face-to-face last week to reiterate his desire to be traded away from the franchise, according to a report from ESPN.

Our NBA insider shares the latest intel on growing frustration in Los Angeles and the ever-developing Jimmy Butler situation.

The NBA trade deadline is not until Feb. 6, but the buzz around notable players and teams is building up. Keep an eye on players such as Jimmy Butler, Zion Williamson and Zach LaVine, who'll be linked to possible trades. One team to watch is the Phoenix Suns, who have stayed busy in January, making two trades while remaining in the mix for Butler.

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).

Bradley Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, has addressed the no-trade clause rumors surrounding Beal and his status with the Suns.He told The Arizona Republic, “the reports that are out there are