A surprise team in the Western Conference could make a trade for Jimmy Butler at a 'cheap price' ahead of the trade deadline.

Speaking Wednesday on his Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective podcast (beginning at the 17:09 mark), ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst suggested that the Kings are not in the mix for Butler:

ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst said the Miami Heat could accept a reduced return if it means trading Jimmy Butler.

The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler relationship might have reconciled enough to have the forward return to the court after his seven-game suspension, but

Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the Miami Heat yet again as the situation in South Beach continues to deteriorate.

But with the Heat's latest indefinite suspension, NBA insider Brian Windhorst revealed that the organization has seemingly conceded defeat and lowered their asking price for Jimmy.

We’ve spent recent weeks imagining any trade involving Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler ending with him joining a Western Conference team. Could one of Butler’

Jimmy Butler trolls Miami Heat via Instagram with “unemployed” joke at BIGFACE Coffee amid suspension and trade rumors.

With the NBA trade deadline coming up on Feb. 6, one big mess in Miami has dominated much of the discussion. That's not the only storyline that could shape the second half of the season, though, so let's take a look at what else is going on.

Butler was informed at shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith in this game, which prompted Butler to walk out of shootaround. From there, the Heat suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.

Jimmy Butler is keeping his sense of humor.  The disgruntled Heat star joked about his employment status in a video posted to his Instagram Story.