During Nurkic's last year in the mix with the Suns and Hornets, he suited up in 51 total games and started in 32 of them to average 8.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists, shooting 47.7% from the field and 30.5% from three-point range on just over 20 minutes a night.

The Charlotte Hornets have acquired guard Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round pick from the Utah Jazz in exchange for center Jusuf Nurkić, the team announced Sunday. The 8th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Alabama,