It's no surprise to recent NBA retirees DeMarcus Cousins and Lou Williams that Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer abruptly removed Jusuf Nurkic from the starting lineup and rotation in January.

“Overall, our execution wasn’t good enough against the zone. Our aggressiveness, I think, needs to be better. They used it effectively tonight.” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer on Cleveland’s ...

Nurkic said he and Suns coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t talk for two months. This is consistent with him saying Budenholzer didn’t inform him about a decision not to play him Jan. 9 against Atlanta.

Mike Budenholzer echoes the Suns’ feelings about Luka Doncic trade For the Suns, they were playing a road back-to-back series. Towards the end of the game, both Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal ...

Jusuf Nurkic finally breaks silence on alleged fallout with coach Mike Budenholzer amid trade rumors: "We don’t have a relationship" (Image Source: Getty) Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic ...

“We feel like it’s probably very short term,” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said pregame. “I think the two days without a game will probably be very helpful.” Phoenix’s next game is ...