As for Jusuf Nurkic, who was still the starter at the beginning of the season but has now been frozen, since there is a high chance that the remaining contract will not be sold this season or even this summer, he should be put until this time next year. Let’s see if it can be used as another salary package when it becomes an expiring contract.
Wasps cash out early
For the Hornets, although Richards is a tall man above his level, and the remaining two-year contract of US$10 million is completely affordable, but Williams is firmly in the starting lineup in the lineup, and there are younger players behind him. With Moussa Diabate waiting to take over, it is not a difficult operation to cash in on Richards when the playoffs are temporarily far away.
It was reported a long time ago that the Suns were interested in Richards. The difference was just who was used to complete the transaction. After the transaction was completed, it was also reported that the Suns wanted to use Nokic to complete the transaction, but the Hornets asked for more draft picks. , especially after the Suns’ 2031 first-round pick, the Suns decided to complete the deal with Okogie, whose trade value is not that bad, but the chance of using him is honestly not great.
In short, judging from the results, from last year’s draft to now, the Suns have used a 2024 first-round pick and a second-round pick (two out and one back), and through several transactions, they became Ryan Dunn (Ryan). Dunn), Iguodaro and Richards are three players who can currently be replaced, regardless of whether the operator is still James Jones (James Jones), or whether it seems from the draft live video released by the Suns a few days ago. Team CEO Mark Bartelstein, who is more of a practical talker, is a pretty good move.
