Zach LaVine trades: If Jimmy Butler is out, Suns could target one of these blockbuster deals

January 28, 2025

If Jimmy Butler is out, one of these blockbuster Zach LaVine trades could be a fallback option for the Phoenix Suns at the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline

Nov 8, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) drives to the basket as Chicago Bulls forward Zach LaVine (8) defends in the second half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

As the NBA Trade Deadline on Feb. 6 rapidly approaches, the Phoenix Suns are running out of time to orchestrate their multi-team Jimmy Butler trade. We've covered what it would take for the stars to align, a few three-team deals that might work, and some downright crazy trades to stoke the fires of imagination. But if Butler is out, a fallback Zach LaVine trade may not be out of the question.
Monday night, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported that "some teams that thought they were out of [the running for Butler] are coming back in because it doesn't look like the Suns and Heat are going to be able to consummate a deal."
If that's true, their next option might be LaVine. Last week, The Stein Line...