Teams are entering the NBA trade deadline with the idea of adjusting their cap situations, while rumors and intel about Jimmy Butler form.
The Phoenix Suns have been tied to the biggest name on the NBA trade market: Jimmy Butler ... the Suns could part ways with Josh Okogie, who is buried on the Suns' depth chart.
The Suns look like they will be a play-in team when the regular season ends. But one more trade could be on the horizon.
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The NBA trade market saw another transaction go down this week when the Phoenix Suns agreed to deal veteran swingman Josh Okogie to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for big man Nick Richards, with th
Doug Smith of The Toronto Star is responsible for breaking the news. Jimmy Butler doesn’t match the timeline of the Raptors but Toronto views this as an opportunity to cash in. Their interest in being a third team is to assist in facilitating a trade in exchange for assets. Smith said,
In two of those deals, the historic six-team summer trade that landed Josh Green in Charlotte, and the preseason Karl Anthony-Towns blockbuster that the Hornets became involved in
The Suns struck a deal to trade for Charlotte Hornets 7-footer Nick Richards on Wednesday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. In exchange, the Suns will send guard Josh Okogie to the Hornets along with three future second-round draft picks. The Suns will also receive a future second-round draft pick from the Hornets as part of the deal.
The Phoenix Suns, who have been linked to Jimmy Butler, do not have a lot of trade assets in the form of draft picks moving forward. ESPN's Shams
The Suns (22-21) ended a five-game road trip with a 108-84 win Wednesday over a depleted Brooklyn Nets team. Booker scored 32 points and Durant added 24 in the win. The Suns will begin a three-game homestand Saturday night against the Washington Wizards at Footprint Center looking to build off winning three of their last four games.
The Phoenix Suns will take a win any way they can. With the Brooklyn Nets down nine players, the Suns raced out to an early double-digit lead in a 108-84 victory Wednesday night before a crowd of 17,077 at Barclays Center to end a five-game road trip with a 3-2 mark.