How the Phoenix Suns can pull off a trade for a star

How the Suns can pull off a trade for a star

By Adam Maynes | Jan 5, 2018

PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 13: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans watches from the bench during the first half of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena on February 13, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – NOVEMBER 26: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball against the Phoenix Suns on November 26, 2017 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Davd Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

I wrote about this over the summer, and speculated that if the Jimmy Butler in Minnesota experiment didn’t work out he could be the kind of star player that the Suns could sneak in and acquire. Six weeks into the season and it seemed that Butler wasn’t clicking, and there was a fleeeeeeting chance that maybe Minnesota would be willing to answer phone calls for him.

Then the calendar flipped to the middle of December and he has been on fire, the team has gone gang-busters, and Minnesota is climbing up the standings.

Wiggins isn’t going anywhere, neither is Towns, and there isn’t another “star” on the roster.

Nothing here for the Suns.

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