The Phoenix Suns' long pursuit of Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler may be coming to an end. According to ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel, some around the NBA believe the Suns are backing off a deal for the superstar: "There has been some chatter since last night of the Suns pulling away from Jimmy Butler trade talks and focusing on improving their roster by moving Jusuf Nurkic.

It would be good, bad and ugly. Butler is exactly the alpha male the Suns need inside the locker room. He is exactly the kind of teammate that brings out the best in Kevin Durant. He is a basketball assassin, and Butler would deliver all the smoldering intensity and true grit the Suns frequently lack.

The Suns may feel like acquiring Butler is the only way to fix their broken roster. But they’d only be buying a big headache.

The Miami Heat are playing a game of beggars also wanting to be choosers. Considering all the turmoil that has gone down in Miami and the multitude of suspensions given out to Butler during this saga, one would imagine the Heat would just want to wipe their hands clean of the situation. However, that is simply not who Pat Riley is.

The Suns made a trade with the Utah Jazz that might just be able to move the needle a tad bit in the right direction for Phoenix. The deal won’t necessarily get them anything today. But the Suns likely don’t ever plan on actually making these picks.

The Phoenix Suns are the betting frontrunner to land Jimmy Butler. For a trade to work between the two teams, Suns guard Bradley Beal would most likely have to

The Phoenix Suns could pull off a mega four-team deal that would include the Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat.

Will the Miami Heat trade Jimmy Butler? The team has suspended the star for the third time amid "detrimental" conduct, fueling NBA trade rumors.

With the 35-year-old doing everything possible to force an exit, Miami has reportedly lowered its price to expedite a trade and move on from the Butler saga.

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.