After the Charlotte Hornets dealt center Mark Williams to the Lakers at the trade deadline, the team was left with only two centers, Moussa Diabate and Taj Gibson, on the roster.
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Less than 24 hours later the team made a move to counter its loss of Williams, bringing in Jusuf Nurkic from the Phoenix Suns.