Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer explains his reasoning behind starting Mason Plumlee over a benched Jusuf Nurkic

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Devin Booker’s 32 points and six assists led the Phoenix Suns to a wire-to-wire 108-84 win over the Brooklyn Nets to conclude a five-game road trip. Kevin Durant dominated his former team early, scoring 19 of his 24 (8-of15 FG) points in the first half.

Phoenix currently sits toward the bottom of the West playoff picture dispute having three star players on the roster. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal all give this team incredible star power but the large contracts have left the rest of the roster fairly bare.

The Suns look like they will be a play-in team when the regular season ends. But one more trade could be on the horizon.

Even though the Suns are still barely hanging on to a spot in the play-in tournament, there's no denying they have been playing better basketball of late.

Nick Richards explained after Wednesday's win how excited he is to play his first game in front of the Suns' fanbase.

Richards, who moved to New York in 2013, was drafted in the NBA in 2020, becoming the eighth Jamaican to make an NBA roster. He spent the last four years with the Charlotte Hornets, where he played over 220 games and averaged seven points and close to six rebounds.

Dan Favale of Bleacher Report gave every single team a letter grade at the official halfway point of the season - and the Suns were given an undeniably poor mark. More from Favale as to why the Suns received an F+ 43 games into the season:

The Suns (22-21) ended a five-game road trip with a 108-84 win Wednesday over a depleted Brooklyn Nets team. Booker scored 32 points and Durant added 24 in the win. The Suns will begin a three-game homestand Saturday night against the Washington Wizards at Footprint Center looking to build off winning three of their last four games.

Phoenix is already in the dealing mood, adding three future first-round picks in a trade with the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. The widely held belief is that the Suns are trying to gather enough assets in a move for Butler, which would probably involve the recently benched and currently injured Beal.