NBA trade rumors are heating up with the deadline just one week away. No big names have been moved yet, but the rumor mill has been flooded with tons of new intel as everyone around the league tries to improve either their short- or long-term outlook.

Jusuf Nurkic said that he has no relationship with Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer over the past two months, but the coach disagrees.

Amid the ongoing turmoil with the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler is expected to be traded before the NBA deadline. The Phoenix Suns are one of the top potential destinations, but a legend believes the team’s immediate focus should be addressing a different issue first.

Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was unceremoniously benched.

Jusuf Nurkić and Mike Budenholzer aren’t in a good place.

HoopsHype ranks the 10 players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, including De’Aaron Fox and more.

The heckling apparently stemmed from the ongoing trade speculation surrounding Beal and Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler ... after Suns coach Mike Budenholzer told him he was benched.

Suns center Jusuf Nurkić said he and head coach Mike Budenholzer "don't have a relationship" in the aftermath of his benching.

Veteran center Jusuf Nurkic was benched earlier this season, and in a perfect world, the Suns would love to use his $18.1 million salary to land a difference-maker. In the meantime, though, he is still a member of the Suns and is working through those difficult circumstances.

NBA trade rumors are heating up with the deadline just one week away. No big names have been moved yet, but the rumor mill has been flooded with tons of new intel as everyone around the league tries to improve either their short- or long-term outlook.

The Phoenix Suns have four bigs on the roster, including newly acquired 7-footer Nick Richards. Nurkic was moved to the bench earlier this month.