The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly among the teams that have sniffed around Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler in a possible trade, but with the Phoenix Suns still pursuing him aggressively, there is a way that the Bucks could get in on a possible Butler deal without actually landing the mercurial forward. For a deal between Phoenix and Miami to be viable, Bradley Beal has to be involved as matching salary .
The Heat are reportedly not interested in taking on the Beal contract, so a third team would be needed for a deal. This is where the Bucks could come in.
According to Marc Stein , while the Bucks have in the past expressed interest in Butler, they “have been more frequently painted as a team likely to rekindle their previous interest in Phoenix’s Bradley Beal if they intend to pursue a trade for a player in the $50 million range.”…