Kevin Durant remained with the Phoenix Suns through the 3 p.m. cutoff, while Paul George stayed with the Philadelphia 76ers. Myles Turner is still an Indiana Pacer. Still, several savvy moves in the hours leading up to the deadline could prove to be difference-makers for championship contenders.

The NBA trade deadline arrives tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET. Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler and other stars could still be on the move, but it's already been a wild deadline. That's because the Dallas Mavericks stunned the basketball world late Saturday night by sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package headlined by Anthony Davis.

Before the 2023-24 season, Nurkic was traded from the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team deal that also saw the Suns send center Deandre Ayton to Portland. This season, Nurkic had played in just 25 games for the Suns, averaging 8.6 points with 9.2 rebounds.