John Voita is the Managing Editor of Bright Side of the Sun, co-host of the Suns JAM Session Podcast, and has been a credentialed member of the Phoenix media since 2023.
Whenever a trade goes down in the NBA, it’s tough. On everyone. Sure, the players bear the brunt of it; their lives get flipped upside down in an instant. Who really wants to pack up and move to Charlotte in the dead of winter? (No offense to the lovely folks in Crown Town!) For the Phoenix Suns, bringing in Nick Richards helps address their glaring need for interior support, but it also means saying goodbye to a player who left it all on the court for them.