After the Suns acquired Nick Richards from the Hornets, ESPN insider Shams Charania explains how the big man will fit in Phoenix.

The Charlotte Hornets have traded center Nick Richards and one second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Josh Okogie and three second-round

The Phoenix Suns didn’t wait long to move Josh Okogie. After Okogie became trade eligible Wednesday, the Suns moved him and three second-round picks for Charlotte Hornets reserve big Nick Richards and a second-round pick,

The Phoenix Suns are bringing in a new center. The Suns struck a deal with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday afternoon and traded for 7-foot center Nick Richards, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Suns are acquiring Nick Richards and a second-round from the Hornets in exchange for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks.

The Suns traded Okogie and three second-round picks to the Hornets on Wednesday in exchange for Nick Richards, Shams Charania of ESPN announced. While the Suns get much needed help at center, it appears Okogie will be buried in the depth chart behind Cody Martin and Josh Green.

The Suns and Hornets have agreed to a trade that will send center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to Phoenix in exchange for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks, reports Shams Charania of ESPN.

Additionally, the Suns are slated to get a second-round pick back from Charlotte, per Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports. Phoenix may not have a bigger need on their roster than the center position — rolling with the duo of Jusuf Nurkic and Mason Plumlee has just not worked — and Richards should be able to impact the game on both ends of the floor.

The Phoenix Suns officially traded forward Josh Okogie and three second-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets for backup center Nick Richards and a second-round pick, per ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania.

According to a report from Shams Charania of ESPN, the Phoenix Suns have acquired center Nick Richards and one second-round NBA Draft pick from the Charlotte Hornets. In exchange, the Hornets are receiving shooting guard Josh Okogie and three second-round NBA Draft picks.

The Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns indulged in a trade on Wednesday, which includes the Hornets sending center Nick Richards and a 2025 second-round pick to the Suns in exchange for forward Josh Okogie and a 2026 and two 2031 second-round picks, ESPN's Shams Charania reported.

As soon as the Phoenix Suns swapped Josh Okogie for Nick Richards with the Charlotte Hornets, Shams Charania took to X and explained how the new Phoenix big man fits in with his team. “Suns land ...