With the trade deadline less than a week away, NBA legend Carmelo Anthony has advice for Heat star Jimmy Butler. Unfortunately for Butler, Anthony didn’t offer

NBA trade rumors are heating up with the deadline just one week away. No big names have been moved yet, but the rumor mill has been flooded with tons of new intel as everyone around the league tries to improve either their short- or long-term outlook.

Butler, the disgruntled forward who has sought a trade from Miami, left the team's shootaround hours before its double-overtime win.

The Golden State Warriors previously appeared to be out on a potential Jimmy Butler move, though the organization may revisit that stance ahead of the Feb.

Let's take a look at five potential trade candidates ahead of Thursday's deadline:

The Milwaukee Bucks are expected to be one of the more active teams ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Milwaukee has been looking to upgrade its roster before the deadline ends as it tries to position itself for the postseason.

Fox is the new name on the market after sending signals he doesn't want to commit long term to the Kings. Meanwhile, Butler remains suspended as the Heat decide his future.

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.

The Miami Heat reportedly "baited" Jimmy Butler and have been "setting traps" for him to "fall" before levying a third, and indefinite, suspension against

No matter how badly the Phoenix Suns may want Jimmy Butler, there just doesn't seem to be a viable way for them to get him. Nobody wants the Bradley Beal contract. Even if someone did, Beal himself doesn't seem eager to drop his no-trade clause to help the Suns dump him.

The New York Knicks may have doused the Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler era from within. Many current NBA headlines center on the deteriorating relationship between B