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.

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns just got deeper after the latest roster change of the season, In a breaking report by ESPN's Shams Charania, he revealed that the Charlotte Hornets have just agreed to a deal to send Nick Richards and a second-round pick to the Suns for Josh Okogie and three second-round picks.

The Charlotte Hornets (8-28) and Utah Jazz (10-28) meet Wednesday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the

While Mark Williams can also send a shot away now and then, his work defensively mostly consists of crashing the boards. The Hornets' big hope at the five only returned from injury a few weeks ago, so going up against another future mainstay in the NBA should be a great test to see if he's fully back.

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