With the Suns' latest maneuvers, the possibility of seeing Jimmy Butler joining Phoenix seems more and more real. Still, the Heat is not interested in Bradley Beal and his contract…
From the start, the most credible scenario is therefore a triangle exchange, in which Jimmy Butler would join Arizona and Bradley Beal a third team, while Miami would recover Draft choices but also young players, or at least worse short contracts which would not weigh down the club's finances.
According to The Athleticthe Bucks could be this third team likely to unblock the situation.
Pat Connaughton transferred upstream?
The Wisconsin club would thus be looking for a player capable of helping the duo Damian Lillard – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bradley Beal Or Zach LaVine part of the potential targets!
This would imply the departure of Khris Middleton and his salary of $31.7 million (with a player option of $34 million for next year), who could join Miami. But this first implies that the Bucks maneuver on their side to get under the “second apron”, which is currently blocking them.
For this, the club absolutely must release 6.5 million dollars from its payroll and the most logical solution would be a prior transfer of Pat Connaughtonused less and less this season. By getting rid of his $9.4 million salary to a team with salary margin or “trade exceptions,” the Bucks could set up trades with several salaries.
To summarize, Jimmy Butler could join the Suns, while Bradley Beal could take charge of the Bucks, especially since he would be ready not to block his transfer to Wisconsin via his “no-trade clause”, while Khris Middleton would go to the Heat. But this solution is not easy to implement…
