Nick Richards Traded to the Suns

[Prowler2k18]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6065124/2025/01/15/suns-hornets-trade-nick-richards-josh-okogie/?source=user_shared_article

[Basbear]

..........

 

Im not follow much, but I thought Richards was what you need from your backup C?

 

soooooo tired, after years of not taking the preseason hype, I bite some this year and same old BS losing with trading guys I thought can play and were developed. 

Edited Thursday at 10:37 PM by Basbear

[HardcoreHokie]

Starting C Mark Williams scored 31 and had 13 rebounds last night.

Starting SG Josh Green scored 3 points.

Okogie is a lockdown defensive player who hustles (we need both!) and will likely replace Green in the starting lineup.

Most folks think we won this one significantly, I’m hopeful we did.

[Shocker]

I mean somebody can try and justify this trade but this franchise is run by clowns.  Richard’s was a young big who has finally started to turn the corner and be a very good piece and these morons trade him for a backup guy averaging 6 pts.  I don’t think I could care less about the Hornets at this point.

[Daddy_Uncle]

I thought Center was already our weakest position in terms of depth. So let's trade one of the best backup centers in the league. But thank goodness for some future second round picks

[frankw]

2 hours ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

I thought Center was already our weakest position in terms of depth. So let's trade one of the best backup centers in the league. But thank goodness for some future second round picks

On the surface I can agree given our depth and years long void at Center trading Richards looks like it could be yet another Hornets mistake. But is it also possible maybe his talent level and overall value is being overstated? There's still a lot to be known about this trade we'll just have to wait and see.