The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven gamesAs they look for a trade to move on from the unfortunate former All-Star.

The Golden State Warriors are looking for a two-way star to put alongside Stephen Curry to take some of the shot-making load off him and help this team thrive in the Curry/Draymond Green era to chase another ring.

This seems like a natural fit, but the Warriors aren’t seriously pursuing Butler. accordingly Anthony Slater, Sam Amick and Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic.

But according to a source close to Butler, the Warriors are not currently viewed as a viable option and there have been no substantive discussions or attempts to complete any type of deal. Butler has a long history and reputation as a premier two-way perimeter player – which the Warriors could use. There’s some credibility to the idea that his midfield repertoire and defensive prowess could propel the Warriors to the next level of playoff threat. But Butler’s age and injury history make him a risky choice. Its price makes it an untenable option.

These are the situations that complicate any Butler trade.

It starts with Butler’s salary. He is making $48.8 million this season, with a player option for $52.4 million next season. Last summer, Butler wanted a two-year, maximum $113 million extension – or at least over $100 million – but Pat Riley publicly and emphatically rejected that idea, saying the team wanted to invest in players it knew would they were healthy enough to play (Butler had just missed the Heat’s first-round playoff series against the Celtics).

Any team that gives up real assets to trade for Butler will want to re-sign him, and the price at age 35 for a player with Butler’s lengthy injury history gives teams pause.

That salary also complicates any Butler trade due to this CBA’s luxury tax cap and associated restrictions. Because Miami has crossed the first tax threshold, it cannot take back $1 more in a trade than it spends. The Warriors are running into a tax liability and it would be difficult to construct a trade. (For example, a trade that works under cap rules is Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II, Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski and Lindy Waters III, plus picks for Butler – that’s often a lot of talent and depth for an injured player) .

Additionally, Butler’s recent trade demand and this disruption in Miami — a pattern we previously saw with Butler in Minnesota — lower his trade value because the Warriors aren’t sure he would fit their culture. Other teams are asking the same question (if you’re Houston and have a good and growing young core, is that the locker room influence you want?).

Miami wants to sell Butler as quickly as possible, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. But there are skeptics around the league that Miami will find anything close to a fair deal for Butler next month before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. And Pat Riley isn’t going to make a bad trade for the Heat just for the sake of making one.

Whatever happens, don’t expect Golden State to be a part of it.