ArizonaSports.com lead editor
Call it a coincidence that Suns center Jusuf Nurkic missed a matchup Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets, a game in which Phoenix, in theory, could have used him against a center tandem of Mark Williams and Nick Richards.
People wanting to put two and two together saw it as confirmation of the rumors about the Suns’ trade interest in Richards, even if head coach Mike Budenholzer said Nurkic was away from the team with the flu.
Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro, NBA insider Marc Stein and PHNX Sports’ Gerald Bourguet were among those to report this weekend that Phoenix has an interest in the 27-year-old Charlotte backup center.