Jusuf Nurkic #20 of the Phoenix Suns reacts to a three-point shot over Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the first half of the NBA game at Footprint Center on Dec. 25, 2024, in Phoenix ...

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić was benched earlier this month and hasn't appeared in a game since Jan. 7. Furthermore, Nurkić revealed a somber truth about his relationship with head coach ...

Jusuf Nurkic: A lot. I’ve been in this league long enough. I know what the situation can be and how it’s good for the player to change the situation and have a fresh start.

Jusuf Nurkic #20 of the Phoenix Suns reacts to a three-point shot over Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the first half of the NBA game at Footprint Center on Dec. 25, 2024, in Phoenix.

In four games (two starts) with the Hornets, Nurkić is averaging 7.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 5.0 assists in just 17.3 minutes per game. He’s also contributing defensively with 1.0 steals and ...

No matter what happened with Jimmy Butler, the Suns had to move Jusuf Nurkić. The Phoenix big man was dropped from coach Mike Budenholzer’s starting lineup a month ago. He later fell out of the ...

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 ...

The Phoenix Suns are trading Jusuf Nurkić to the Charlotte Hornets, according to league sources, sending the center and a 2026 first-round draft pick in exchange for forward Cody Martin, guard ...

However, Charlotte was not inclined to absorb Nurkic’s $19.38 million guaranteed salary for the 2025-26 season." Nurkic is averaging 8.6 points and 9.2 rebounds this season.

What are you going to try and instill in the young guys as a veteran? Jusuf Nurkic: I’m still young. I just turned 30 this past summer. I feel like I’m in my prime, and I can do a lot of things.