The Phoenix Suns completely botched the 2025 NBA trade deadline, according to several writers, with one calling them "an embarrassing disaster." Ouch.

Of course, the Suns have struggled this season and there were reports that they were desperately trying to land Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat. With them unable to find a landing spot for Bradley Beal due to the no-trade clause in his contract, Phoenix was unable to land Butler, who instead ended up with the Golden State Warriors.

“I’ll use ‘toxic’,” Shelburne said, describing the Suns’ locker room after a tough trade deadline that saw most players floated in deals. “That shootaround, I heard, was very awkward, very weird because everyone was on pins and needles wondering what they were going to do.”

NBA teams' roster moves at the trade deadline can heavily impact someone's life and that of their loved ones. That's what NBA players experience upon the deadline, usually February's first Thursday. The Suns (25-25) looked to make moves before the deadline as they've been teetering around the .

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It is safe to say that the Phoenix Suns’ trade deadline did not go exactly as planned. For so long they had pursued Jimmy Butler, only for him to end up with the Golden State Warriors.

The trade deadline has come and gone for the 2024-25 Phoenix Suns. A season that began with so much promise and optimism after making changes that should have translated to more success relative to last season has descended into chaos.