The Nba Trade Deadline Is Coming, With Butler And Fox Perhaps Available For Teams Looking To Deal

Jimmy Butler remains part of the Miami Heat, for now. De'Aaron Fox is still with the Sacramento Kings, for now. And Golden State coach Steve Kerr seemed to indicate that the Warriors are seriously weighing their options.

It's NBA trade deadline countdown time.

There could be chaos. There might not be much of anything. By Thursday afternoon's deadline, there will be answers - although perhaps not the answers some fans are looking for from their teams.

"We don't have enough to separate ourselves from the rest of the West," Kerr said Friday before Golden State played Phoenix. "The point is, we're not in a position where we can just say, 'No, we're good. Let's stand pat.' That's the reality of where we are."

Butler wants a trade out of Miami and the Heat are trying to accommodate him Golden State is believed to be one of the places where he'd like to land. Another is Phoenix, a team still looking to move out of the Western Conference's play-in range and secure one of the six guaranteed playoff spots.