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.

Hopefully he leads us in that area. Just controlling the paint.” Durant on Josh Okogie: “I really appreciated how Josh approached the game and his love for his teammates. I wish him the best.

Okogie appeared in 25 games for the Suns this season and averaged 6.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.8 steals, while shooting 49.1% from the field and 38.1% from three. His numbers will never jump ...