What started out as a situation to monitor for the Phoenix Suns has potentially become one to put all the chips into the middle for. Miami Heat F Jimmy Butler returned on Wednesday after nearly two weeks away from the team for what was described as an illness - and the former All-NBA stud has struggled mightily in a back-to-back setting.

While the Suns might be open to trading Bradley Beal, it takes two to tango, and the Heat have no incentive to take him back as the centerpiece of a Jimmy Butler trade.