Nurkic told The Republic last month he and Suns coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t talk for two months and that they do not have a relationship. The Suns traded Josh Okogie and three second-round picks Jan. 15 to Charlotte for Richards and a second-round selection.

The NBA trade deadline arrives tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET. Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler and other stars could still be on the move, but it's already been a wild deadline. That's because the Dallas Mavericks stunned the basketball world late Saturday night by sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package headlined by Anthony Davis.