The 2024-25 NBA season is approaching its halfway mark and the Phoenix Suns will visit the Washington Wizards for a cross-conference clash on Thursday. The Suns are 19-20 on the season and are currently 11th in the Western Conference standings,

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It’s Thursday, January 16, and the Phoenix Suns (19-20) and the Washington Wizards (6-32) are all set to square off from Capital One Arena in Washington.

The Phoenix Suns have made a trade. No, not that trade. Jimmy Butler remains a member of the Miami Heat for the time being, but even as the Suns continue to try to pry him away, they have managed to make a deal of another sort by acquiring Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards along with a 2025 Denver Nuggets second-round pick for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks: two from the Nuggets (2026 and 2031) along with a Suns original (2031).

In a little bit of a twist, the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets completed a trade earlier this evening. While the trade wasn’t what was expected, the Suns still got their “big man,” in Nick Richards,

The Charlotte Hornets traded backup center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for guard Josh Okogie and three second-round draft picks on Wednesday night