Veteran center Jusuf Nurkic was benched earlier this season, and in a perfect world, the Suns would love to use his $18.1 million salary to land a difference-maker. In the meantime, though ...

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.

Nurkic has been the focus of trade talks as sources have informed The Arizona Republic the Suns have been trying to move him. Nurkic believes he’ll still be with the team after the Feb. 6 trade ...