Meiji: Although some teams expressed interest in Richards to the Suns, the Suns wanted to keep him

According to NBA reporter Evan Sidery, although some teams expressed interest in Richards to the Suns, the Suns would rather leave the center.

Richards has one year left on his contract and his salary is $5 million in the new season.

Currently, the centers in the Suns are MaluAchi (the No. 10th pick this year), Mawei, Richards, and Iguodaro. Mawei has a history of injury, while Iguodaro (the No. 10th pick last year's second round) and MaluAchi are still lacking in experience.

Critic Marc Stein reported on the 4th of this month that sources revealed that in addition to discussing buying out Bills, the Suns have also discussed deals with several teams about Richards, Grayson Allen and Reus O'Neal.