Although there were rumors that Nick Richards would come to Arizona in a trade with Nurkic, the Hornets center arrived in Phoenix, but not in a trade that included Nurkic.
Phoenix sent Josh Okogie to the Hornets for Richards. With the arrival of Richards, Nurkic becomes outnumbered. The reinforcement from the Hornets will be the “number one”, Mason Plumlee will be the backup center, and the third option at the center position will be Osho Ighodaro.
The Charlotte Hornets are trading 7-foot center Nick Richards and one second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/RwPGJH5lzo
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 15, 2025
Richards, by the way, is averaging 8.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
As for Nurkic, the question is where he will continue his career. Before this trade, the Hornets were seriously mentioned as a new destination for the “Bosnian Beast”.
Apart from the Hornets, Nurkic was most linked with a move to the Washington Wizards. Yesterday, the American media announced that a move to the LA Lakers is also possible.
The Suns will have a difficult time trading Jusuf Nurkic.
Teams want to extract most of Phoenix’s draft assets to simply take on Nurkic’s contract, which becomes a $19.4 million expiring this summer.
Phoenix could end up being stuck with Nurkic riding their bench all season. pic.twitter.com/SPR67DflWK
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) January 14, 2025
The transition period lasts until February 6.
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