Jusuf Nurkić and Mike Budenholzer aren’t in a good place. The Phoenix Suns center, who lost his starting job earlier this month alongside Bradley Beal, revealed that he went two months without ...
The Phoenix Suns are perhaps the hottest team in recent NBA trade rumors. In order to make room for their prized target, Jimmy Butler, the Suns have to convince Bradley Beal to waive his no-trade clause. On top of that, Jusuf Nurkic, who used to be the starting center, has slid down the depth chart and has missed his fair share of games.
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.
On Tuesday, the Suns traded their 2031 unprotected first-round pick to the Jazz in exchange for first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029.