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 Utah Jazz traded Guard Colin Sexton and a 2030 second-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Center Jusuf Nurkic. The news was first reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania.

The Charlotte Hornets are trading Nurkic to the Utah Jazz for guard Collin Sexton and a 2031 second-round draft pick, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. Hornets acquire a competitive, tough-minded guard in Sexton for their backcourt — while Utah gets frontcourt depth in Nurkic, whom Jazz have liked.