The Suns made a trade with the Utah Jazz that might just be able to move the needle a tad bit in the right direction for Phoenix. The deal won’t necessarily get them anything today. But the Suns likely don’t ever plan on actually making these picks.

The Phoenix Suns are acquiring multiple first-round draft picks from the Utah Jazz to put themselves in a better position to make a trade. The Suns are sending their 2031 first-round pick to the Jazz for three first-round selections,

The Phoenix Suns made a trade Tuesday night that has everyone around the league wondering if a bigger move could be on the horizon. The Suns sent their only tradable first-round pick (in 2031) to the Utah Jazz in exchange for three future first-round picks.

The Suns have positioned themselves as a top contender to land Heat star Jimmy Butler as the NBA trade deadline approaches on Feb. 6.

The Jazz made an unusual trade on Tuesday evening, sending out three lesser future picks for one potentially premium pick, albeit six years down the road.

Walker Kessler’s offensive rebound and putback gave Utah a 110-108 lead with 33 seconds left, but Dejounte Murray had an answer for the home team, with his layup tying the game with 16 seconds remaining. That proved to be the final bucket of regulation, as the two teams needed five more minutes to settle Monday’s contest.

The non-call may have some pretty big ramifications come May's draft lottery. The Jazz found a way to lose a game they led by 25 points and are two wins behind the Pelicans. Utah's 10-31 record is third-worse in the league behind only Washington (6-35) and Toronto (10-32).

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The Suns announced the trade later in the day. The three first-round draft picks from Utah are for the 2025, 2027 and 2029 NBA drafts, Charania reported, but they are the least favorable selections in each of those drafts from among multiple teams.

Eveyrone knows the Suns latest trade with the Jazz correlates with Jimmy Butler, but they're downplaying the move.

The NBA announced that the Utah Jazz will have to reschedule three games due to the fires in Los Angeles. Starting with a home game with the Washington Wizards