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 ...

Budenholzer’s relationship with center Jusuf Nurkic had soured. Beal had been relegated to the bench amid reports of a trade that would send Beal out to acquire then-Miami star Jimmy Butler.

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 ...

It's not Jokic that let starter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope walk in free agency, gave Jamal Murray a maximum contract, or tried to plug backup center minutes with Dario Saric, who has fallen ...