Trade season is officially heating up, as we're roughly ten days away from the NBA's Feb. 5 trade deadline — and the Phoenix Suns are potential players to watch.
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The New York Knicks have an opportunity to strengthen their injured roster at the Feb. 5 trade deadline, and they could go after Phoenix Suns backup center Nick Richards.
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With Nick Richards’ name coming up in recent trade discussions for the Suns, I decided to craft some mock trades, and you guys had mixed opinions on them.
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The Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors have previously been in trade discussions as the 2025-26 season grows in duration, and ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline, there's still some chatter on lingering talks between the two teams.
Losses like the one against Golden State last night are frustrating because they shine a bright light on a real Suns issue. Phoenix has grit. They play connected basketball.
With it being under two months until the trade deadline, discussions on a wide variety of players will start to ensue across the league. For the Suns, though, it is relatively quiet to start, as only one name has really been mentioned in trade discussions so far: center Nick Richards.
The Suns and Raptors have at least kicked the tires on a small deal, but nothing appears close. Gerald Bourguet of Suns After Dark reports that Phoenix and Toronto discussed a trade framework that would have sent center Nick Richards to the Raptors in exchange for Ochai Agbaji and a second-round pick.
The reported discussions between the Phoenix Suns and the Toronto Raptors centered around Nick Richards highlight a nuanced approach to roster construction and how the Suns are planning for the future.
The Phoenix Suns are open for business when it comes to one of their big men. According to The Stein Line's Jake Fischer, the Suns are open to trading center Nick Richards and have made their intentions clear since the summer: "Phoenix has made Nick Richards available for trade since this past summer, league sources say.
Several veteran big men are expected to hit the trade market ahead of the February 5 deadline, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. And this year’s group could be one of the deeper frontcourt pools we have seen in a while.
The New York Knicks are looking for ways to get better this offseason both on the free agent market and trade block. One player that could intrigue the Knicks is Phoenix Suns center Nick Richards.
After adding multiple center via the NBA draft and trade, the Phoenix Suns are looking to shop last year’s starting center Nick Richards. Phoenix traded for Richards last year to address its center problem, where he appeared in 36 games for the Suns and averaged 9.5 points and 8.6 rebounds.
The Los Angeles Lakers are exploring every potential possibility at bringing in the right players to improve their center position and more names continue to emerge.
The Suns are expected to guarantee Nick Richards’ $5MM salary for next season, The Athletic’s Fred Katz tweets. Phoenix had to decide by today whether to make that guarantee or waive him.
Making his debut for his new team, Nick Richards was one of the many bright spots for the Phoenix Suns as they narrowly beat the resurgent Detroit Pistons 125-121.
Suns point guard Tyus Jones said it best — they can’t keep getting beat in the rebounding department. So the Nick Richards trade with the Hornets makes sense.
The Phoenix Suns have acquired fifth-year big man Nick Richards from the Charlotte Hornets. ESPN's Shams Charania broke the news on Wednesday via X. As part of the deal, Charlotte will receive Josh Okogie and three second-round picks.
For NBA fans, the trade deadline, an event that typically ignites the sports world, is just around the corner, which usually promises the same excitement as Christmas morning.
With a disappointing 7-27 record and only three wins in their last 25 games, the Charlotte Hornets are firmly entrenched in a potential selling situation as the season appears increasingly lost.
The Charlotte Hornets might be at rock bottom, and they might need to blow up the roster. Before they do that, though, they should consider moving pieces that are less likely to remain with the team in the long run.
In his second game back from injury, Charlotte Hornets' center Nick Richards made a significant impact, contributing 22 points and 14 rebounds in a 110-104 loss to the 76ers causing the Hornets to remain winless in the NBA Cup, dropping to 0-4.