and Jakob Poeltl (2.3 TOPG) are featured parts of their teams' offense compared to Nurkic who is a fourth or fifth option on the Suns. Nurkic was averaging 10.9 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 4.0 ...

That is supported by Yahoo’s Kevin O’Connor, who wrote that the Heat have “lowered their asking price for Butler because they ...

Bradley Beal came off the bench for the first time in nine years and scored 25 points as the Phoenix Suns ended a four-game skid with a 109-99 wi ...

Jakob Poeltl grabbed 13 rebounds for the Raptors ... The Suns, who lost for the sixth time in seven games, played without Jusuf Nurkic, serving the second of his three-game suspension for his ...

Jusuf Nurkic's unexpected benching by Coach Mike Budenholzer has led to trade rumors and public discord within the Phoenix Suns. Nurkic stresses professionalism, while Budenholzer cites ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, after starting 23 games for the club this season and then being moved to the bench, hasn't played since January 7. And the Suns big man, both puzzled and ...

Jusuf Nurkic apparently has gone from starting center to persona non grata with the Phoenix Suns in the NBA. Nurkic hasn’t played since a Jan. 7 loss to the Charlotte Hornets when he scored ...

However there are other moves the Suns could make with the picks, Scotto added, most notably involving disgruntled center Jusuf Nurkic, who is out of Phoenix's rotation and recently said he has ...