According to ESPN, the Miami Heat have no interest in taking Bradley Beal’s contract when discussing the possibility of Jimmy Butler trade talks with the Phoenix Suns.

If Phoenix wants to acquire Butler, they must find a third team. This would be to eliminate Beal’s massive contract, in which he is owed $110 million over the next two seasons and has a no-trade clause attached.

Miami is an apron team, so they can’t take back more salary in a deal. For them, this is going to make their lives more complicated in trading the talented veteran.

For the Suns, Mat Ishbia and James Jones will have to act fast if they want him, as Pat Riley wants Butler gone “as soon as possible.”

There is still a wide range of teams who want Butler. As a side note, the Heat has suspended the 35-year-old for seven games due to misconduct and how he’s handled this situation the past couple of weeks.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst, Jimmy Butler’s time in Miami is officially up, as the man himself has asked to be traded.

The 35-year-old has no plans to list preferred teams he wants to play on; why? Because Butler doesn’t care where he plays as long as he is far away from the Miami Heat.

Despite saying he’s lost his “joy” for basketball due to Pat Riley and the Heat, Butler will remain committed to the team until he is dealt. This means partaking in all team activities and whatever he is asked to do.

“I want to see me getting my joy back playing basketball. Wherever that may be, we’ll find out here pretty soon,” Butler said. “I’m happy here off the court but I want to be back to somewhat dominant, I want to hoop and I want to help this team win and right now I’m not doing it.”

During Thursday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, Butler looked dejected and miserable on the bench. Plus, in the 27 minutes he played, he only attempted six shots, which got him nine points.

The NBA Trade Deadline is February 6th. Teams such as the Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns, and Dallas Mavericks have shown interest in trading for the talented veteran.

According to the Miami Heat, they have no interest in trading away their superstar player. Pat Riley, who usually doesn’t do this, has had enough of these rumors and put them to bed.

“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,” said Riley. “Therefore, we will make it clear – We are not trading Jimmy Butler.”

On Christmas Day, ESPN’s Shams Charania said Butler wanted to be traded by this upcoming season’s trade deadline. This speculation has grown since Charania and Butler’s agent were online feuding.

Trade rumors and reports have risen since Miami decided not to extend the veteran last offseason.

For right now, Riley says the Heat will not be trading Butler. Essentially saying people like Shams are completely wrong and will remain loyal to the 35-year-old for at least through this season.