The Charlotte Hornets are reportedly a team to monitor as a potential facilitator in a possible trade that would send Jimmy Butler to the Phoenix Suns.

The Charlotte Hornets (8-27) hit the road on Sunday to finally begin their road trip with a matchup against the Phoenix Suns (18-19). This matchup was originally slated to be the third game in a five-game road trip for the Hornets,

After having 2 games in Los Angeles postponed by wildfires, the Charlotte Hornets (8-27) open what is now a 3-game road trip on Sunday, facing the Phoenix Suns (18-19). Tip-off from Footprint Center is at 9 p.

This is more than a change of scenery for new Phoenix Suns big Nick Richards. In being traded, Richards leaves a Charlotte franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2016 and joins one that’s looking to compete for championship.

The 27-year-old Richards, who is averaging 8.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this season, could be the Suns' new starting center.

The Suns are starting Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, rookie Ryan Dunn, Kevin Durant and Mason Plumlee for a fourth straight game. The Suns are 2-1 with this lineup since Suns coach Mike Budenholzer benched Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic and replaced them in the lineup with Dunn and Plumlee.

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Phoenix Suns didn’t wait long to move Josh Okogie. After Okogie became trade eligible Wednesday, the Suns moved him and three second-round picks for Charlotte Hornets ...

The Phoenix Suns head to the Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets in a non-conference matchup. The Suns are 16-18, which puts them in 12th place in the Western Conference. The Hornets are 7-27, which puts them in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.

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The Charlotte Hornets acquired Josh Okogie and second-round picks from the Phoenix Suns in a trade that sent Nick Richards to Phoenix. Okogie was mostly used in