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.

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

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.

While De'Aaron Fox has entered his name into the NBA's trade market following a recent request out of Sacramento, the Kings could still opt to trade him away in

Let's take a look at five potential trade candidates ahead of Thursday's deadline:

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.