In an intriguing three-time trade, the Heat could compensate for Butler’s departure by landing a declining Milwaukee Bucks star and NBA champion. “First thing's first: credit for this creative deal construction goes to ESPN's Bobby Marks,” CBS Sports’ Sam Quinn wrote Friday.

The massive rift between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat continues to grow wider. Butler appeared to have thrown a not-so-subtle jab at Heat president Pat Riley and the organization on Thursday as the discontented star continues to serve his seven-game suspension.

The ongoing Butler-Heat saga sparked a lively discussion among the studio show’s analysts/former NBA players Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal in the early hours of Wednesday morning after Tuesday night’s games.