The Phoenix Suns are trading their unprotected 2031 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

The three picks the Suns are acquiring will be the least favorable out of multiple picks owned by the Jazz in specific years. In 2025, they will get the least favorable from the picks originally belonging to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2027 and 2029, they will get the least favorable available pick among Cleveland, Minnesota, and Utah.

According to Heat beat writer Ira Winderman, this deal is a step toward a possible trade for Jimmy Butler with the Suns, involving at least four teams. The Suns would likely have to use one of these picks to negotiate Bradley Beal’s long-term contract.

The Jazz, with 13 first-round picks in the next seven drafts, have agreed to part with three late-round picks to secure control over Phoenix’s 2031 unprotected pick, which now equates to 11 first-round picks in their possession.

As the Jimmy Butler saga continues, this major trade appears as the largest move toward a blockbuster involving the Suns.