In a little bit of a twist, the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets completed a trade earlier this evening. While the trade wasn’t what was expected, the Suns still got their “big man,” in Nick Richards,
The Charlotte Hornets traded backup center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Josh Okogie and three second-round draft picks on Wednesday night.
The Phoenix Suns made their first trade of the season, acquiring Nick Richards from the Charlotte Hornets. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Phoenix sent Josh Okogie and three second-round picks to the Hornets for Richards and one second-round pick.
Nick Richards is no longer with the Charlotte Hornets. The 27-year-old big man had been the center of countless mock trades and rumors, and the Hornets unoffici
A change worked for the Phoenix Suns already this week. The Charlotte Hornets could use revisions on the trajectory of their season as well. The teams meet Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C.
Devin Booker scored 30 points, Kevin Durant added 27 and the Phoenix Suns rallied in the final minutes to beat the Charlotte Hornets 120-113 on Sunday night.
The Suns are starting Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, rookie Ryan Dunn, Kevin Durant and Mason Plumlee for a fourth straight game. The Suns are 2-1 with this lineup since Suns coach Mike Budenholzer benched Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic and replaced them in the lineup with Dunn and Plumlee.
The Charlotte Hornets have traded center Nick Richards and one second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Josh Okogie and three second-round
Devin Booker had game-highs 39 points and 10 assists with six rebounds and Kevin Durant put up 26 points but the Phoenix Suns lost to the Charlotte Hornets, 115-104, on Tuesday to conclude a three-game road trip.
The Suns have made moves within the roster with their bigs in benching Jusuf Nurkic, starting Mason Plumlee and having rookie Oso Ighodaro see action as a backup, but the addition of Richards gives them a center who can come in right away and start.
Budenholzer replaced Bradley Beal and Nurkic in the starting lineup with Ryan Dunn and Mason Plumlee beginning in last week’s game at Philadelphia. The Charlotte Hornets started fast in building ...
Phoenix trailed Charlotte the entire third ... Kevin Durant, and Mason Plumlee in the middle. The Hornets are starting LaMelo Ball, Josh Green, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges and Mark Williams.