The Phoenix Suns traded away Nick Richards and Nigel Hayes-Davis as part of a cost saving measure at the trade deadline, and already it is a move that is paying dividends in several different ways.
While Hayes-Davis quickly went back to Europe to once again dominate, Richards instead found himself with the Chicago Bulls were he is averaging 22 minutes a night.
Suns added Haywood Highsmith once Richards was dumped to Chicago
But the Suns did much more than just get under the tax by moving on from a backup center in Richards and a guy who never played in Hayes-Davis.