Milwaukee Bucks trade for Nick Richards, Nigel Hayes-Davis from Suns

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Kevin Porter Jr., Doc Rivers and Ryan Rollins spoke on the Milwaukee Bucks win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 4, 2025.
The Milwaukee Bucks tinkered around the edges of their roster on the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, moving guard Cole Anthony and wing Amir Coffey to the Phoenix Suns for center Nick Richards and wing Nigel Hayes-Davis.
Richards is a 6-foot-11 28-year-old in his sixth season. He is not a floor spacer, however, as he has taken five 3-point shots his entire career.
Hayes-Davis, a University of Wisconsin alumnus, is 31 years old and returned to the NBA this season after spending seven seasons overseas. He made only 12.5% of his 3-point shots in limited minutes in Phoenix.
Anthony was signed by the Bucks after being bought out by Memphis, and the 25-year-old was having the worst season of his six-year career. In roughly 15 minutes per game over just 35 appearances, he averaged 6.7 points per game on 30% 3-point shooting.
Coffey made the Bucks out of training camp after signing a non-guaranteed camp deal, and he also did not play much. The 28-year-old appeared in 30 games but played less than 9 minutes per contest and shot 28% from behind the 3-point line.
HoopsHype, a USA TODAY Network property, confirmed the deal.
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