The Phoenix Suns have four bigs on the roster, including newly acquired 7-footer Nick Richards. Nurkic was moved to the bench earlier this month.
It was Richards' Phoenix home debut, and his fourth game with the Suns since he was traded from Charlotte for Josh Okogie on ... of their center rotation. Mason Plumlee briefly replaced Nurkic ...
He fell out of the starting lineup and has not played in the last nine games. The Phoenix Suns are one of the most active teams in the market with some moves, such as the arrival of Nick Richards in exchange for Josh Okogie,
The Phoenix Suns are sending rookie big Oso Ighodaro to their G League team, the Valley Suns, the team posted on X Tuesday afternoon. Ighodaro is averaging 3.8 points on 55.8% shooting and 3.5 rebounds in 22 games this season.
The Suns drama between Jusuf Nurkic and Mike Budenholzer had some interesting analysis from DeMarcus Cousins about Nurkic's role.
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal and big Jusuf Nurkic practiced Friday heading into Saturday’s rematch against the Washington Wizards at Footprint Center to begin a three-game homestand.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker says Nick Richards has been doing "great" since the trade with Charlotte on Jan. 15.
Suns center Jusuf Nurkic said he has no relationship with coach Mike Budenholzer prior to Saturday's game versus the Washington Wizards.
Budenholzer replaced Nurkic in the starting lineup for Mason Plumlee when Phoenix played ... Nick Richards starting at center after trading Josh Okogie and three second-round picks to Charlotte ...
Jusuf Nurkic said that he has no relationship with Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer over the past two months, but the coach disagrees.