The trade deadline is inching closer and closer, and the Indiana Pacers are at the center of plenty of NBA trade rumors and proposals. For example, one proposal

The Indiana Pacers continue to win games. They are 8-1 in 2025 after another win on Saturday against the 76ers. If they want to take a big swing to try to get another star, this trade proposal would do that.

Jimmy Butler is expected to play for Miami again Friday when it hosts the Denver Nuggets, a game that would be his first since the Heat confirmed that he wants a trade and that they are trying to accommodate that request.

Jimmy Butler has been at the center of trade talks this season, setting himself up to be the biggest name that is expected to be moved before the February 6 trade deadline.

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Jackson specifically cites the Boston Celtics' trades for center Kristaps Porzingis and guard Jrue Holiday which resulted in an instant title, and the Milwaukee Bucks' deal for All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, moves that Jackson observes were far bolder than the Heat's summer signings of center Thomas Bryant and shooting guard Josh Richardson.

As the Miami Heat completed a six-game road trip on the West Coast, it was all played without star Jimmy Butler serving a seven-game suspension. Now that Butler is off the injury report for a “team suspension,” there are still questions if he will truly play Friday night as the Heat host the Denver Nuggets.

In the past, Riley has occasionally gotten into it with his superstars near the end of their Miami tenures. He had contract tensions with Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, which prompted Wade's stunning departure to his hometown Chicago Bulls in free agency during the summer of 2016.

Could Beal go to Chicago, LaVine to another team (Milwaukee?) in a five-team trade to bring Jimmy Butler to Phoenix?

Amid the ongoing Jimmy Butler trade saga, the Miami Heat continue to sit with a record hovering around .500. This week, the Heat are at the No. 16 spot in the latest edition of the NBA power rankings.

The Lakers and Clippers have moved into the top 10 of the NBA power rankings and are beginning to look like true contenders.