A trade with the Sacramento Kings is reportedly not on the table for the Miami Heat as it relates to disgruntled veteran Jimmy Butler. Speaking Wednesday

It was only a month ago that Pat Riley declared Jimmy Butler trade season over. "We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches.

Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the Miami Heat yet again as the situation in South Beach continues to deteriorate.

The NBA trade deadline is not until Feb. 6, but the buzz around notable players and teams is building. Keep an eye on players such as Jimmy Butler, Cameron Johnson, 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.

Butler was informed at shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith in this game, which prompted Butler to walk out of shootaround. From there, the Heat suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.

The Jimmy Butler saga in Miami appears to be reaching its conclusion, as NBA insider Brian Windhorst has confirmed that the six-time All-Star is expected to be traded before the February 6 trade deadline.

The New York Knicks may have doused the Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler era from within. Many current NBA headlines center on the deteriorating relationship between B

Speaking Wednesday on his Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective podcast (beginning at the 17:09 mark), ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst suggested that the Kings are not in the mix for Butler:

Since this ordeal began, the Phoenix Suns have been the main team connected to Jimmy Butler. This has come with its own set of obstacles, primarily Bradley Beal. Because of the no-trade clause in his contract, he has to sign off on any deal he's involved in.

The Miami Heat reportedly "baited" Jimmy Butler and have been "setting traps" for him to "fall" before levying a third, and indefinite, suspension against

The Heat haven’t been able to find a trade to their liking. However, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported last night that with just a week until the trade deadline, Pat Riley is lowering his asking price to get a deal done. The Miami Heat have lowered their asking price for Jimmy Butler, per @WindhorstESPN

If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own.