The Phoenix Suns have added three first-round picks to their arsenal of trade assets and will likely try to include them in a bigger deal, but their best course could be to wait until the summer.

It didn’t Sunday afternoon, when Durant shook off an ugly first half to close out the Detroit Pistons on the road — scoring 30 of his game-high 36 points in the final 24 minutes, with seven rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals.

He has been at odds with the Heat since team president Pat Riley called him out after they got booted out of the playoffs last season. Butler, who recently hung out with Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston, is averaging 17.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this season.

Kevin Durant is set to play tonight against the Utah Jazz after missing several games due to calf and ankle injuries. Durant's performance has been critical for the Suns, who have struggled with consistency this season.

The Phoenix Suns are trading their unprotected first-round pick in 2031 to the Utah Jazz in exchange for first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029, per

It was easy to speculate that the Phoenix Suns had their eye on Jimmy Butler when they completed a trade with the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, but such

Danny Ainge has done this before. The current Boston Celtics roster is built on the foundations he laid when fleecing the Brooklyn Nets in 2013. Ainge banked on the limited success of a super team built for immediate contention, and in doing so, landed back-to-back top-three draft picks. Those selections turned into Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

On Tuesday night, the Phoenix Suns made a deal with the Utah Jazz that should eventually branch into plenty more. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, Phoenix is trading

The Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns made a draft-pick trade that could be the first step in Jimmy Butler getting what he wants.

The Suns turned one first-round draft pick into three from the Jazz. Are they stockpiling assets to upgrade their roster around Devin Booker and Kevin Durant?

The Suns made a trade with the Utah Jazz that might just be able to move the needle a tad bit in the right direction for Phoenix. The deal won’t necessarily get them anything today. But the Suns likely don’t ever plan on actually making these picks.