Before last season's deadline, the Phoenix Suns finally found a trade partner for Jusuf Nurkiu0107, sending him to the Hornets, along with a 2026 first-round pick. Now, with the 2026 deadline almost two months away, Nurkiu0107 is a candidate to be traded again (subscription required), as NBA insider Jake Fischer wrote on Wednesday that the big man is "expected to generate some trade interest from rival teams as he plays out his own $19.3 million expiring deal."
Nurkiu0107 played 26 games in Charlotte to finish the 2024-25 season, and over the summer, the Hornets traded him to the Jazz for Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round pick.