The Phoenix Suns (21-20) play their fourth of a five-game road trip at the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6) on Monday.
Nick Richards explained after Wednesday's win how excited he is to play his first game in front of the Suns' fanbase.
The NBA trade deadline is on Feb. 6, so between now and then there will be no shortage of rumors to keep us entertained. We've already seen a few trades go through, as the Brooklyn Nets jettisoned both Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith in exchange for draft capital from the Warriors and Lakers,
For salary-matching purposes, this has left Beal's name floating in any potential Butler trade, but the Heat are not interested in Beal, and Beal has a no-trade clause, so he can veto any potential three-team deal.
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.
Bradley Beal and Nurkic were benched for the Jan. 6 game at Philadelphia. Nurkic played that game and the next against Charlotte in the second of a road back-to-back, but Suns coach Mike Budenholzer didn't play him the next two games against Atlanta and Utah.
Phoenix Suns star guard Bradley Beal will return this afternoon against the Cleveland Cavaliers after missing the last two games with a left ankle sprain.
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is expected to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday while Jusuf Nurkic is out.
In his Suns debut, center Nick Richards made quite the impression with a 20+ point and 10+ rebound double-double.
The Phoenix Suns have had a disappointing season thus far and they are expected to be very active ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline to upgrade their roster, which may even see them trade away their star guard Bradley Beal.
The Suns look like they will be a play-in team when the regular season ends. But one more trade could be on the horizon.