Budenholzer benched three of his starters during the season, including Jusuf Nurkic, Bradley Beal and Tyus Jones. Gillespie replaced Jones for eight games in the opening lineup toward the season's ...

Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) battles for a rebound against Charlotte Hornets center Jusuf Nurkic (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, April 11, 2025, in Boston.

The other deal Smith cited came right before 2023 training camp, when the Suns traded Ayton, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 draft, to Portland in a three-team deal to acquire Jusuf Nurkic, who the ...

When Jusuf Nurkic was acquired by the Charlotte Hornets around the trade deadline, the expectation was for him to slowly work his way into the starting lineup. That plan got scrapped pretty ...

Green, it should be noted, has gone over a year without a violent incident following his 12-game suspension at the end of 2023 for striking Jusuf Nurkic in the face. But he's still got plenty of ...

Former Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer reportedly criticized Jusuf Nurkić's teamwork and screening before Nurkić was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in February. NBA insider Chris ...

Veteran center Jusuf Nurkic had an awful start to the season – and complained about a lack of communication with Budenholzer – before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets. Booker and Durant ...

Coming out of a strange NBA season, the next challenge for Jusuf Nurkic is the EuroBasket 2025 with Bosnia-Herzegovina Jusuf Nurkic is returning to the senior national team of Bosnia-Herzegovina for a ...

Veteran center Jusuf Nurkic had an awful start to the season — and complained about a lack of communication with Budenholzer — before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets. Booker and Durant ...