Suns trade Josh Okogie for Nick Richards in Hornets trade
The Phoenix Suns are trading Josh Okogie and three second-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets for coveted big man Nick Richards and a second-round pick, first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN.
As part of the trade, the Hornets will send a 2025 second-round pick to the Suns, league sources confirmed to ClutchPoints. Phoenix is sending a 2026 second-round pick as well as two 2031 second-round picks to Charlotte. A second-round pick in 2026 and one of the picks in 2031 were from Denver.
Richards has emerged as a serious trade candidate for Phoenix in recent weeks, especially after Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer benched starting center Jusuf Nurkic. After expressing interest in Richards on NBA trade deadline last season, the Suns have now added a key big man to their roster to try to reverse their woes from the first half of the 2024-25 season.
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In 21 games with the Hornets this season, Richards averaged 8.9 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting 56.1 percent from the floor.
The Suns are currently 19-20 this season, 11th in the Western Conference.
This is a developing story that will be updated soon.
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