Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić was benched earlier this month ... a somber truth about his relationship with head coach Mike Budenholzer. "We don't have a relationship," Nurkic said after ...

Jusuf Nurkić said Saturday that he believes he ... Nurkić said he and Suns coach Mike Budenholzer went two months without talking. The veteran big man was demoted from the starting lineup ...

However, one bright spot has emerged—the play of newly acquired center Jusuf Nurkić. Nurkić arrived ... of favor with Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer. The Suns, having recently ...

Yet we get Jusuf Nurkić as the most pressing issue ... Should the Suns fire Mike Budenholzer after one season? “Do not fire Mike Budenholzer. He is a proven winner, you are not.

Phoenix sports reporter John Gambadoro claimed there is tension between coach Mike Budenholzer and the ... Former center Jusuf Nurkic also had issues with Budenolzer. After being traded to the ...

Richards have taken over the starting center position, which has caused Jusuf Nurkić ... Earlier in the week, Nurkić also mentioned that he and Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer do not have ...

Second-year forward from Belgium who was included in the Jusuf Nurkić–Deandre Ayton trade. An elite defensive player who leads the league in charges and has keyed the January–February run.