PHOENIX -- “Absolute disaster� and “losers� were just some of the words used by NBA writers to describe the Phoenix Suns� trade deadline action -- or lack thereof.
The Suns� main highlight of the deadline was the moving of center Jusuf Nurkić, and many fans were disappointed with the Suns, who have a losing record, not making any big changes to improve the team’s trajectory.
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