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.

Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was unceremoniously benched. He has not played in nine straight Suns games, all by coach Mike Budenholzer’s decision. Prior to that, Budenholzer had moved Nurkic to a reserve ...

Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer expects veteran center Jusuf Nurkić to answer the call in the event he's inserted back into the team's lineup. Nurkić didn't see the floor in the Suns ...

Unhappy with his status with the Phoenix Suns, center Jusuf Nurkic said he hasn't spoken with coach Mike Budenholzer in two months, going so far as to say the two "don't have a relationship." ...

Down by five after the third quarter, Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer was impressed by the way his team dug in defensively and came back to win 120-113 over the Charlotte Hornets.