Report: Suns stockpile draft pick in trade with Jazz amid reported interest in Jimmy Butler trade

The Phoenix Suns have turned a first-round draft pick into three.

Per ESPN’s Shams Charaniathe Suns have agreed to trade their 2031 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz in exchange for conditional first-round picks in the 2025, 2027 and 2029 drafts.

The collection of new picks gives the Suns more tradable assets as the Feb. 6 trade deadline approaches. Phoenix is ​​believed to be active in the trade market as it looks to take advantage of Kevin Durant and Devin Booker and upgrade its roster amid a 21-21 start. The The Suns are reportedly interested in Jimmy Butlerwho has requested a trade from the Miami Heat.

Thanks to the Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert trades, the Jazz have multiple picks in each of the 2025, 2027 and 2029 drafts. The Suns will receive the lowest of those picks in each year of the deal. In the 2025 draft, the Suns will receive the worst pick available of picks that originally belonged to the Timberwolves and Cavaliers.

In 2027 and 2029, the Suns will receive the worst available picks of those assigned to the Jazz, Timberwolves and Cavaliers. For the 2025 draft, that means the Suns expect to receive one of the last picks in the first round. At 36-6, the Cavaliers have the best record in the NBA.

Projecting out to 2027 and 2029 is of course more difficult. But the Jazz apparently felt good enough about the value of Phoenix’s 2031 pick to part with three of their own, as they have a stockpile of picks in upcoming drafts.

After Tuesday’s trade, The Jazz now have 11 picks in the first round in the next seven years. The 2031 pick they received from the Suns is unprotected.