Nurkic and 2026 1st for Cody and Vasa

[JMAC3]

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The Phoenix Suns are trading Jusuf Nurkic and a 2026 first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic and a 2026 second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.

great trade

[fatlever]

merged

[JMAC3]

Picks here are important, but I like this deal more than the Richards and Mark trades we have made.

[HornetJail]

fantastic trade. the players are completely irrelevant, and we're getting a 15-20th pick for eating Nurkic next year, a year in which we are probably just going to need a stopgap center

EDIT: probably a high 20s pick... it's gonna be the worst of Orlando/Memphis/Phoenix/Washington

[Braggins]

Getting an actual 1st for Cody and some cap space is good. Hes a low upside player and the value was too good to pass up. Id feel great about it if I wasn't so bummed about the Mark Williams trade.

[fatlever]

does this clear the roster to both absorb dalton/cam and sign moose to regular deal? or do we still need to cut someone?

also... HUGE love to cody. when healthy, he was a treasure. hope he can play in phoenix in playoffs.

[countryboi]

We are collecting picks like infinity stones

[countryboi]

does this clear the roster to both absorb dalton/cam and sign moose to regular deal? or do we still need to cut someone?

also... HUGE love to cody. when healthy, he was a treasure. hope he can play in phoenix in playoffs.

When has he ever been healthy?

[fatlever]

The Hornets are receiving the 2026 least favorable first of Phoenix, Washington (if 1-8), Orlando and Memphis.

The Suns are receiving the 2026 least favorable Golden St. or Denver second.

Phoenix is allowed to trade the 2026 first because they acquired a 2025 and 2027 first in a prior trade.

[Braggins]

That 1st could end up really low. I don't have high hopes for Phoenix, but Orlando and Memphis should both be quite good next season. This pick will very likely be in the 20-25 range. Its still a good return for Cody Martin.

[JMAC3]

Nurkic deal is bad, but this summer he will be an expiring. Not that it will have value but if the Hornets did ever decide to trade for a larger salary then moving him to help match salaries is a nice tool.

Hornets saving Suns a ton of money in the lux tax. I bet a ton of teams are pissed it is like 120 million in savings for them over the next 2 years.

[Braggins]

getting another 1st in this deal makes me care even less about the pick from the Lakers. Could have just gotten an extra pick for Cody and kept Mark.

[fatlever]

current depth chart for rest of year

melo / kj / wong
green / nsj / curry
knecht / okogie / reddish / jefferies
miles / salaun
nurkic / moose / taj

[SWedd523]

So far this year we have downgraded 3 position groups and not done really anything to show for it within Melo's current contract.

They're punting deep into like 2030 before respectability unless they're planning a consolidation trade between now and the draft.

[yosemiteben]

They're punting deep into like 2030 before respectability unless they're planning a consolidation trade between now and the draft.

Not sure why the trade needs to be between now and the draft, but I highly doubt they are getting all these firsts just so they can actually have a full team of guys on their rookie contracts. I'm sure they'll be consolidated as part of a trade, and it makes a ton of sense to wait to not do that in effectively a lost season with a marquee upcoming draft.

[JDR720]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43720738/sources-suns-trading-jusuf-nurkic-hornets-cody-martin

Well, that took a while.

[JDR720]

Overall I can't complain about this trade. Martin and Micic aren't worth 1sts by themselves, so we get one for taking on Nurkic who happens to fill a need too.

[fatlever]

Dude we have a thread

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[JDR720]

Oh. I didn't see it.

RealGM has been slower than Nurkic in concrete boots.