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.

The Hornets will be extremely depleted for this contest, and Okogie will start at small forward due to the absence of Josh Green (foot). Okogie is averaging 10.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game over his last five appearances off the bench.

Charlotte Hornets forward Josh Okogie (12) celebrates during the second quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Spectrum Center. Scott Kinser USA TODAY NETWORK Besides providing a much ...

Okogie ended with 19 points (6-11 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 4-5 FT), two rebounds, two assists and four steals across 25 minutes during Monday's 112-107 loss to the Lakers. This was Okogie's second-best scoring effort of the season.

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 ...

Josh Okogie was part of the return from the Nick Richards trade. The Charlotte Hornets were expected to look into flipping him to net even more assets. Whether they do or don't, Okogie has been a ...