http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/23370360/report-suns-and-bucks-talking-trade-for-caron-butler

Report: Suns and Bucks talking trade for Caron Butler

Caron Butler could be returning home.

According to the Racine Journal Times, the Phoenix Suns are discussing a deal that would send Caron Butler, a native of Racine (about 20 miles from Milwaukee), to the Bucks.

The report doesn't have trade details, but says Butler would be the centerpiece. He's set to make $8 million next season -- the final of his deal -- so a trade for him would likely include a combination of picks and players, though according to the report, no "frontline" Milwaukee players are involved in the talks.

Butler was traded to the Suns with Eric Bledsore from the Clippers this summer in the three-team deal that sent Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick to L.A.

The Suns are rebuilding so offloading Butler's expiring deal for future assets or young talent is exactly why they took on his contract in the first place. The Bucks are trying to piece together an Eastern playoff team and while Butler is mostly a shell of his former self, he can still knock down midrange shots and score some points in a specific role.

Butler, 33, averaged 10.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 78 games for the Clippers last season