The Washington Wizards are in the middle of the play-in chase and could look to upgrade their roster before the deadline.

Like the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat, the Wizards have shown interest in Crowder. The Phoenix Suns have been attempting to find a workable trade of Crowder since the offseason.

"There's been some chatter about them looking at a guy like Jae Crowder," said Brian Windhorst on his podcast. "I'm pretty confident there's been some discussions between the Wizards and the Suns.

"We've been talking about Jae Crowder now for about two months. It's obvious it's a hard trade to pull off. The Wizards have a bunch of guys who make decent salaries on their roster they can use in a trade."

The Suns are looking for a power forward in return for Crowder, according to Windhorst. The Wizards have multiple young power forwards in Rui Hachimura and Deni Avdija. 

Deandre Ayton and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 6.

Ayton averaged 23.7 points and 16.0 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns went 3-0.

Antetokounmpo averaged 35.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks went 3-1.

The Phoenix Suns are still interested in acquiring Bogdan Bogdanovic, sources told Kevin O'Connor of The Ringer.

Bogdanovic has yet to appear for the Hawks this season while he recovers from a knee injury.

The Suns were reportedly close to trading Jae Crowder at one point last week. 

It was also reported earlier in the day that the Suns are no longer interested in trading for John Collins. 

The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers for an 11th straight time on Tuesday night. But the win came with some drama.

Late in the game, Patrick Beverley was ejected after shoving Deandre Ayton in the back. That didn't sit well with Devin Booker.

"Pat need to stop pushing people in the back man," Booker told TNT. "Push them in the chest."

Beverley said he pushed Ayton, because he didn't like the way the Suns were treating Austin Reaves.

“Got a person on the ground, two people looking over mean-mugging and puffing their chest out and referees don’t get into it to kind of separate it, control the game, so I’m going to stand up for my teammate,” Beverley said. “I’m not going for that s***. Obviously, it’s unfortunate that it happened on national TV. But you know me: Regardless of what’s going on, I’m a big fan of protecting my teammates. … I’m a foxhole guy. I put on the jersey, and I commit to a team, I commit to a city, and it’s kind of my motto. I’m a foxhole guy. Very unfortunate situation, though.”

The Phoenix Suns have shown no desire to trade for John Collins, who has four seasons remaining on his five-year, $125 million deal.

Collins is considered a good player, but the deal is perceived as above market value by rival executives.

The Atlanta Hawks remain one of the teams in the mix to trade for Jae Crowder.

The Utah Jazz also have interest in Collins, but a deal is considered unlikely. The Washington Wizards previously showed interest in Collins, but that was before their trade for Kristaps Porzingis. 

The Phoenix Suns have reportedly been closing in on a trade of Jae Crowder and the Milwaukee Bucks are considered the most likely team to acquire him. The Bucks have scoured the league for a team to take on Grayson Allen and a final version of the Crowder deal is likely to involve a third team.

"People around the situation have said Milwaukee is the most likely team to land him," said Jake Fischer on Thursday on 'Please Don't Aggregate This'. 

Crowder will be a free agent this offseason and is seeking a three-year deal worth at least $30 million.

The Bucks have looked for a replacement of PJ Tucker since he departed for the Miami Heat in the 2021 offseason.

The Phoenix Suns have expressed trade interest in Harrison Barnes, Kyle Kuzma, KJ Martin and John Collins, sources tell The Athletic.

The Suns continue to find a trade for Jae Crowder with the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks recently engaged.

The Suns promoted Cam Johnson to take Crowder's role in the starting lineup this season. Johnson is currently out following meniscus surgery.

The Phoenix Suns and Jae Crowder agreed that the veteran forward would stay away from the team until his trade request could be fulfilled. Now, it seems like the Suns might be closing on trading Crowder.

Marc Stein of Substack reported that there were "credible rumbles" that a Crowder trade had some progress. This came after Crowder put up a cryptic Instagram post showing a clock.

Jack Fischer of Yahoo Sports followed up Stein's reporting by saying that the Suns appeared close to finalizing a three-team trade prior to their game against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

The Phoenix Suns have begun the process of engage, or re-engaging, teams in trade talks for Jae Crowder. One of the teams known to be interest in Crower is the Miami Heat. however, Phoenix has a specific ask that may be a non-starter for Miami.

Some with the Suns see Max Strus as an integral part of any deal that would send Crowder to Miami. Strus is now an established rotation player for the Heat and was a starter by the end of last season.

However, Miami has a hole at power forward and a surplus of players at the two-guard spot. Both Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson are signed to long-term contracts, while Strus is due for a new deal this offseason.

The Heat would have to send more than just Strus in a trade to Phoenix, as his salary doesn't match that of Crowder's. But being open to trading Strus could open the door for trade talks to advance.