Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors: Heat Star Willing to Be Traded Anywhere but Grizzlies

While Jimmy Butler will seemingly play for any team other than the Miami Heat, there is reportedly one squad he doesn't want to be part of.

Per ESPN's Marc J. Spears on NBA Today, Butler's wishlist is "just out of Miami, with the exception of Memphis."

Spears noted that Butler wants to "finish his career wherever he goes."

Butler has held strong in not wanting to go to the Grizzlies, as NBA insider Chris Haynes reported days after Butler's trade request earlier this month that he "has no interest in being traded" to Memphis.

The Grizzlies aren't desperate to add a star alongside Ja Morant, as they've put together a solid 29-15 season so far. They would also likely be unwilling to part with any key players in return for an aging star like Butler.

Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor also noted earlier this month that there had been a "lot of rumblings" that Butler did not want to be traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Phoenix Suns have been the team most mentioned in trade rumors with Butler, and it seems they could be the frontrunner to land him. On Wednesday, Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports reported that sources indicated "a complicated three-team deal" including Butler, Suns guard Bradley Beal and involvement from the Bucks "no longer seems impossible."

Goodwill also noted that "there have been whispers of the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors getting involved as well" and "Detroit and Charlotte could operate as facilitators" in a potential trade.

For Beal to be moved, he would first have to waive his no-trade clause, which could complicate things.

The Suns, who have star power with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker leading the way, have struggled early on this year, sitting in 10th place in the Western Conference at 22-21. Butler's Heat haven't fared well either, as they're locked in ninth place in the East at 21-21.

Butler wasn't much help to Miami while he was serving a seven-game suspension for "conduct detrimental to the team," and the Heat will be without their disgruntled star for two more games after he was suspended for "a continued pattern of disregard of team rules insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team."

At this point, Butler's exit from Miami seems inevitable, it's just a matter of what team he'll end up with. Though the 35-year-old hasn't had his best season this year, he could still be of great service to a handful of teams, especially a fringe contender such as the Suns.