OCTOBER 19 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM
JARED BUTLER
Obvious reason Jared Butler's time with the Suns was a success Front office can't miss these days.
Scrimmage, center rotation, waiving Jared Butler and more from Suns practice The Phoenix Suns scrimmaged Saturday, Oct. 18, as the team's season opener, Oct. 22 against the Sacramento Kings, moves closer.
OCTOBER 19 • AZCENTRAL.COM
Let go by Phoenix The Suns waived Butler on Friday.
Impact Butler is set to explore other opportunities after being waived by Phoenix, though the club will retain his G League rights. The 25-year-old guard is coming off a career-best year in 2024-25, during which he averaged 9.0 points and 3.7 assists in 17.4 minutes per game across 60 regular-season appearances (17 starts).
OCTOBER 18 • ROTOWIRE
Let go by Phoenix The Suns waived Butler on Friday.
Impact Butler is set to explore other opportunities after being waived by Phoenix, though the club will retain his G League rights. The 25-year-old guard is coming off a career-best year in 2024-25, during which he averaged 9.0 points and 3.7 assists in 17.4 minutes per game across 60 regular-season appearances (17 starts).
OCTOBER 18 • ROTOWIRE
The whole world owes Suns' Jared Butler an apology Phoenix is lucky to have found him.
OCTOBER 17 • VALLEYOFTHESUNS.COM
Who is Jared Butler? Suns' surprise preseason star makes his mark | Sporting News In the absence of Devin Booker, Jared Butler put on a show for the Suns.
OCTOBER 15 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
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OCTOBER 15 • YOUTUBE
Stuffs stat sheet in preseason win Butler posted 35 points (14-26 FG, 5-10 3Pt, 2-6 FT), nine assists, seven rebounds and one steal across 34 minutes in Tuesday's 113-104 preseason win over the Lakers.
Impact Butler got the starting nod with Phoenix's usual starters sidelined, erupting for a game-high 35 points. Additionally, the 25-year-old guard led all players in assists and finished as the Suns' second-leading rebounder. Butler joined the team in free agency after the 76ers declined his team option for the 2025-26 campaign, and he'll provide backcourt depth for Phoenix behind Devin Booker (rest) and Jalen Green (hamstring).
OCTOBER 15 • ROTOWIRE
Starting Tuesday Butler will start in Tuesday's preseason game against the Lakers, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports.
Impact With the Suns resting their usual starters, Butler will get the starting nod in the team's preseason finale. The 25-year-old guard signed a one-year deal with the club in July and will compete for playing time off the bench with Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin.
OCTOBER 15 • ROTOWIRE
NBA returns to China for 1st time since a rift distanced it from one of the sport's largest fanbases
The NBA is returning to China with preseason games between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns in MacaoOCTOBER 8 • Associated Press
Logs 12 points off bench Butler registered 12 points (5-10 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block over 16 minutes during Friday's 103-81 exhibition win over the Lakers.
Impact Butler made his Suns debut in Friday's exhibition contest and ended up leading the bench in scoring. The 2021 second-rounder inked a one-year deal with Phoenix in July after Philadelphia opted to decline his team option at the start of free agency. Butler appeared in 60 regular-season games between the 76ers (28) and Wizards (32) during the 2024-25 campaign and averaged 9.0 points, 3.7 assists and 1.8 rebounds over 17.4 minutes per game while connecting on 35.5 percent of his three-point attempts. He's competing for a backcourt rotational role behind starters Devin Booker and Jalen Green (hamstring) for the upcoming season.
OCTOBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
Phoenix Suns bolster point guard depth with addition of Jared Butler Jared Butler averaged a combined 9.0 points and 3.7 assists for the Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers during the 2024-25 season.
JULY 24 • AZCENTRAL.COM
Former Sixers guard Jared Butler lands a deal with Suns in free agency Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared Butler lands a deal with the Phoenix Suns in free agency after team option declined.
JULY 23 • USATODAY.COM
Catches on with Phoenix Butler signed a one-year deal with the Suns on Wednesday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Impact The 76ers declined Butler's team option in early July, but the 2021 second-rounder will be on an NBA roster for the 2025-26 season. He played 60 regular-season games (17 starts) between the Wizards and 76ers last season and averaged 9.0 points, 3.7 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 0.7 steals across 17.4 minutes per game. Butler will compete for reserve backcourt minutes behind Devin Booker and Jalen Green during training camp in October.
JULY 23 • ROTOWIRE
Sixers to decline team option for guard Jared Butler for 2025-26 The Philadelphia 76ers will decline the team option for guard Jared Butler ahead of the free agency period.
JUNE 27 • USATODAY.COM
Final 2024-25 Philadelphia 76ers player grades: Jared Butler Here is the final grade and season overview for Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared Butler for the 2024-25 season.
APRIL 28 • USATODAY.COM
Jared Butler discusses his time with Sixers, lays out offseason plans Jared Butler discusses his time with the Philadelphia 76ers after the trade and lays out his goals for the offseason.
APRIL 17 • USATODAY.COM
Logs 19 points in season finale Butler chipped in 19 points (7-17 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five assists, one rebound, one block and one steal over 26 minutes during Sunday's 122-102 loss to the Bulls.
Impact The 24-year-old finished as Philadelphia's second-leading scorer behind Lonnie Walker (31 points) in the loss. Butler was acquired by the Sixers via a trade with Washington on Feb. 6, and he was eventually upgraded from a two-way deal, to a two-year contract that includes a team option for the 2025-26 campaign. The combo guard finished the season with averages of 9.0 points, 3.7 assists, 1.8 rebounds, 1.0 three-pointers, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks across 17.4 minutes per game in 60 regular-season appearances between Philadelphia and Washington.
APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE
Bulls get ready for NBA play-in game with 122-102 win over 76ers in regular-season finale
Kevin Huerter hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls warmed-up for the play-in game with a 122-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ersAPRIL 13 • Associated Press
Philadelphia hosts Chicago on home slide
Philadelphia looks to break its 7-game home skid with a victory over ChicagoAPRIL 12 • Associated Press
Team-high 25 points Butler produced 25 points (9-18 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 3-3 FT), four rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 29 minutes during Friday's 124-110 loss to the Hawks.
Impact Butler led the 76ers in points Friday while connecting on four triples, and his scoring output was his most since Jan. 8 against Philadelphia (26) when he was playing for Washington. Butler has started in 15 of the 76ers' last 18 games, and over that span he has averaged 13.0 points, 5.5 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals over 28.7 minutes per game.
APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE
Philadelphia faces Atlanta on home losing streak
Philadelphia enters a matchup with Atlanta after losing six home games in a rowAPRIL 11 • Associated Press
Sixers' Jared Butler talks return to Washington, state of the Wizards Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared Butler discusses his return to Washington, D.C. as well as the state of the Wizards.
APRIL 10 • USATODAY.COM
Swipes season-high four steals Butler logged eight points (3-6 FG, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, four assists and four steals over 25 minutes during Monday's 117-105 loss to the Heat.
Impact Butler didn't make much of an impact offensively in Monday's loss against Miami but was a force defensively, swiping a season-high four steals. In 57 games for Philadelphia this season, the 23-year-old guard is averaging 8.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 45 percent from the field.
APRIL 8 • ROTOWIRE
