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 ...

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Nurkic Accepts Fate: ‘Life is Not Fair’ Due in part to his 23.7 minutes per game (lowest since 2016-17), the former 16th overall pick is averaging his fewest field goals made (3.0) and ...

Jusuf Nurkic joined the Phoenix Suns on September 27, 2023, as part of a three-team trade. In his debut season with the Suns, he played 76 games and averaged 10.9 points, 11.0 rebounds ...

Things are looking up for the Phoenix Suns on the basketball court these days. The same can’t be said for Jusuf Nurkic.

Not only has Nurkic been removed from the rotation, but he and head coach Mike Budenholzer hadn’t talked in two months. “We don’t have a relationship,” Nurkic said. “So, it’s fine.

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.

Speaking after the Suns' 119-109 win over the Wizards, Jusuf Nurkic, who missed his ninth consecutive game since January 7th, spoke to the Arizona Republic after the game. He noted that he has ...

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 ...

The same can't be said for Jusuf Nurkic. The struggling Nurkic has gone from the starting center to a benchwarmer in the space of about a month. Coach Mike Budenholzer doesn't seem like he's going ...

Unhappy with his status with the Phoenix Suns, center Jusuf Nurkic said he hasn't spoken with coach Mike Budenholzer in two months, going so far as to say the two "don't have a relationship." ...