In my opinion, the Warriors continue to be the team rumored to be in the mix for Butler that makes the most sense. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are Hall-of-Famers who aren’t getting younger. The question is whether they can get Butler without decimating the younger transitional core they’ve assembled.

INDIANAPOLIS — A day after Charles Barkley said the Phoenix Suns “stink,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith called them “soft” based on what the “NBA people” are saying as he put it.

Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer is reportedly moving Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkić to the bench starting with their matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.