Phoenix ? The Phoenix Suns jettisoned two familiar players to Charlotte and got the Bobcats’ leading scorer in exchange.

In the latest move in their ongoing makeover, the Suns traded Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to the Bobcats on Wednesday as part of a deal for Jason Richardson.

“We felt like we needed to shake things up a little bit,” Suns general manager Steve Kerr said. “We wanted to add a great scorer in the backcourt to give us better balance to take some of the pressure off of Steve (Nash).”

Rookie point guard Sean Singletary also went to Charlotte, while the Suns got small forward Jared Dudley and a 2010 second-round draft pick. The dynamic Richardson was the center of the deal, though.

The 6-foot-6 Richardson is a two-time NBA slam dunk champion and an accomplished three-point shooter who is averaging 18.7 points this season and 18.8 for his pro career.