Sources – Suns Trading Jusuf Nurkic to Hornets to Cody Martin

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Phoenix Suns Handles Jusuf Nurkic and a 2026 first round elections for Charlotte Hornets for Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic and a 2026 second round elections, sources told ESPNS Sham’s Charania.

The 7-foot Nurkic has not played for The Suns since January 7. He started 23 games this season before moving to the bench in early January.

He told journalists last month that he and train Mike Budenholzer “don’t have a relationship.”

“It’s hard to understand why,” Nurkic said last month that Budenholzer moved him to the bench. “As you know, I try to do what they want from me. I play my role or whatever, but at the end of the day it’s NBA.”

NURKIC Average 8.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per Match. He was acquired by Phoenix from the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team trade before the 2023-24 season, 76 games started that year and average 10.9 points and 11.0 rebounds.

Next year is the last season of the four-year-old, $ 70 million deal the 30-year-old signed with Portland. Nurkic earns $ 18.1 million this season.

Martin, 29, had spent all six of his years in the league with Charlotte, after throwing him out with No. 36 elections in 2019 and was one of the few constants of a hornets list that has seen a continuous change In recent years.

Martin profiles as a strong defense point defender as a 6-foot-6-wing who routinely takes the opponent’s best goal scorer. However, Martin has fought as a shooting game, but an average of 31.9% in 3s for his career.

Martin signed a four -year deal with Charlotte in 2022; He has a year and about $ 8.6 million left on the deal after this season.

Micic, a EuroLeague star who came to the NBA two years ago, is in the last guaranteed year for his appointment. He has a team opportunity of $ 8 million for next season.

Phoenix traded its unprotected 2031 first round of elections for Utah Jazz last month for three choices of significantly less value – what will be Cleveland’s election in 2025, and the smaller of Cleveland, Minnesota and Utah’s elections in both 2027 and 2029.

As a result of trading the 2026 election in this Agreement, Phoenix can now select trade choices in 2028, 2029 or 2030.

ESPNS Tim Bontemps contributed to this report.