The Phoenix Suns guaranteed the final year of Nick Richards’ contract on Sunday, according to The Athletic’s Fred Katz.
Phoenix had to fully guarantee the $5 million owed to Richards in 2025-26 by Sunday or cut him, per a deadline in his contract. Fully guaranteeing it made him eligible to be traded this offseason.
Phoenix acquired Richards from the Charlotte Hornets in January, sending out Josh Okogie and three second-round picks in the trade.
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He was brought in to replace Jusuf Nurkic, who dealt with injuries, a suspension, illness and a benching to end his Suns tenure. Nurkic was later dealt to the Hornets, who on Sunday traded the center to the Utah Jazz for Collin Sexton.
Richards was the Suns’ starting center in 34 of the 36 games he played, averaging 9.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. He had 10 double-doubles.
The Suns have spent the beginning of the offseason remaking their center room, adding Mark Williams from Charlotte and No. 10 overall pick Khaman Maluach on Wednesday. Both former Duke centers would likely be ahead of Richards in the rotation.
Former second-round draft pick Oso Ighodaro is also under contract at nearly $2 million, but he could slide down to power forward at times with the positional logjam at center.
NBA free agency officially begins on Monday at 3 p.m. MST.
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