Suns acquire Nick Richards from Charlotte for Okogie & three 2nd rd picks

[AzStevenCal]

I don’t recall the last non-major acquisition having a better start for the Suns. Just about as good as it could have gone.

Yeah and it especially helps that he's filling a position we're so desperately undermanned at.

 

[JCSunsfan]

There's nothing in the statistics to indicate that Richards is any better than Nurkic. Fans who think the Suns have "upgraded" the starting center position are going to be disappointed. A rotation of Richards and Plumlee is woefully deficient.

Um. How about now? I don't think it's as deficient as Nurk and Plumlee.

 

[elindholm]

Um. How about now? I don't think it's as deficient as Nurk and Plumlee.

He had a great debut game. If you want to believe that the Suns got a starting center on a great contract for two second-round picks and a wing who can't shoot, go for it.

 

[Yuma]

He had a great debut game. If you want to believe that the Suns got a starting center on a great contract for two second-round picks and a wing who can't shoot, go for it.

To be fair, we did need a guy with his size and skill set more than we needed Okogie. So my thinking is, he probably isn't a world beater, but he raises the level of talent on the worst position on our squad, which makes us a little bit better than we we're before the trade. I expect we will find out his weaknesses soon enough.

Just moving his feet on defense, looks like he is better at that than Plumlee and Nurkic.

 

[SirStefan32]

It's also possible for two things to be true at once- overall, he may not be significantly better than Nurkic and Plumlee, and the things he does well are exactly what the Suns need, so he may make a huge difference while not being significantly better than those two when looking at them as overall players.