However, they’ve added a player in Richards who can provide the rebounding and rim protection the current rotation lacks while not needing to have plays run for him offensively. While there were opportunities for him to shine in Charlotte,

Nick Richards could become the starting center in Phoenix, which impacts Jusuf Nurkic's duties with the Suns and Mark Williams' role in Charlotte.

Richards, 27, clearly will not solve all the issues that face the current Suns roster (they are 2-3 more pieces away from true contention), but the Kentucky product can certainly