Things have been fairly quiet in the Phoenix Suns' pursuit of Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler as of late. The rumors first began to circulate weeks ago, and though many thought it was a mere pipe dream,

Multiple teams have made bets of some size that Phoenix will be terrible between 2026 and 2031. And those bets may pay off.

"Ask the other 29 GMs -- 26 of them would trade their whole team for our whole team and our draft picks and everything as is," Ishbia said during a press conference following the first-round sweep his Phoenix Suns suffered at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves.