The Phoenix Suns have four bigs on the roster, including newly acquired 7-footer Nick Richards. Nurkic was moved to the bench earlier this month.
Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, who hasn't played since Jan. 7, says he hasn't spoken to coach Mike Budenholzer in two months.
"The Nuggets front office originally chose Jokic over Nurkic because Jokic’s stats were super similar Larry Bird’s first couple seasons in offensive production What a player" The Nuggets front ...
Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, who has been one of the league's most reliable big men over the past seven seasons, has hit a wall in Phoenix. Nurkic revealed that he and Suns head coach Mike ...
Nurkic had last come off the bench in his third NBA season in 2016-17 while with the Denver Nuggets, who then turned to now three-time MVP Nikola Jokic to start at center. “It’s hard to ...
Veteran center Jusuf Nurkic was benched earlier this season, and in a perfect world, the Suns would love to use his $18.1 million salary to land a difference-maker. In the meantime, though ...
It was his first time coming off the bench since the 2016-17 season, when he played for the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic became the starting center. "It's hard to understand why," Nurkic said ...