Nick Richards walking out the door opens up a world of possibilities for Moussa Diabate. The center on a two-way deal made waves with his early season output as he tormented opposing big men on the boards with relentless energy and inch perfect positioning on long rebounds.

The Suns have acquired Nick Richards ahead of the NBA trade deadline, leading to rumors about Jusuf Nurkic's future.

Is it the sort of Earth-shattering move that we expected the Suns to make in the buildup to the deadline? No, but it's an interesting deal to address a major need with weeks of wo