As the trade deadline approaches, Jimmy Butler seems locked in on one destination after requesting a trade from the Miami Heat and having the NBA world anticipate which team will ask for him. The team Butler wants is the Phoenix Suns.

If the Heat is unable to ship off Jimmy Butler before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, and if he remains interested in joining the Phoenix Suns this offseason, Miami faces a potential landmine this summer that could leave the team in a pickle for months.

Jimmy Butler’s obsession with getting to the Phoenix Suns is bizarrely admirable. He has torched his relationship with the Heat and hurt the team’s season. He has also blocked trade