As Nurkic mentioned, the Suns’ second apron status limits their options in making a trade. They can’t aggregate salaries, and they can’t take back more money than they send out in any deal ...

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic has gone from being an established NBA starting center for essentially nine seasons to losing his starting job and not playing, all in a matter of days.

Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was unceremoniously benched. He has not played in nine straight Suns games, all by coach Mike Budenholzer’s decision. Prior to that, Budenholzer had moved Nurkic to a reserve ...

Nurkic said he and Suns coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t talk for two months. This is consistent with him saying Budenholzer didn’t inform him about a decision not to play him Jan. 9 against Atlanta.

Jusuf Nurkic is happy to be a part of the Charlotte Hornets. As the result of an unsuccessful tenure, the Phoenix Suns dealt Nurkic to the Hornets at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. Reacting to the ...

Jusuf Nurkic is in disbelief about his playing status with the Phoenix Suns, having gone from starting to not recording a minute. "It's hard to understand why," Nurkic said Saturday, according to ...