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It was recently reported that the Phoenix Suns are interested in trading for Pau Gasol. One way or another, you get the sense Pau won’t be in a Laker uniform by the end of this season. Phoenix has a bunch of draft picks and an expiring contract (Emeka Okafor), so they definitely have assets. However, [...]

Last week, we posted the info regarding an anonymous NBA GM stating that tanking was the strategy of his team. While we’ll never know who that GM is, we can certainly guess. Phoenix has been rumored to potentially be that team. We don’t know for sure, but Luis Scola and Marcin Gortat deals leaves many [...]

The NBA isn’t a league where you typically see guys get released mid-way through their contracts. Especially not a guy who was the #2 overall pick in 2008, just 24 years old and not yet in his physical prime. However, do to the countless off the court issues surrounding Michael Beasley, the Phoenix Suns did [...]

What qualifies and disqualifies a guy from being an NBA coach continues to be a mystery. I continue to harken back to Patrick Ewing’s decade+ quest to become an NBA head coach, and he is currently not even an assistant. The Phoenix Suns coaching gig was vacant up until yesterday, when they hired former Sun, Jeff [...]

Back in April, the Phoenix Suns relieved GM Lance Blanks of his duties. The Suns had a disappointing season and you can’t fire the players, of course. Today, their search for a GM came to an end as they hired Ryan McDonough away from the Boston Celtics. McDonough had been the assistant GM in Boston, [...]

It is truly amazing when you think about the generation gap between some of the older veterans and their young blood rookie teammates. Case and point, Phoenix Suns rookie Kendall Marshall this weekend posted this picture on instagram of him as a child standing beside Jermaine O’Neal at the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. Significance? They [...]

After Carmelo Anthony took a beating from battling Metta World Peace on Christmas Day, the Knicks decided to sit their star scorer for last night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns. But the decision proved to be wise, as 6th man of the year candidate JR Smith stepped up with a big game down the stretch, [...]

Back in October, when 4 time All Star and NBA Champion Rasheed Wallace decided to come out of retirement and sign with the NY Knicks, the often outspoken and tempermental big man promised everyone that at age 38, he was much to old to be clashing with officials. After all, coming into Sunday afternoon’s tip-off [...]

September 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Thank God for NBA team physicians. We all know that the Phoenix Suns medical and rehab staff are the best in the business, but Channing Frye must be extra thankful they picked up on his health condition. There is no word yet on how long Frye will be [...]

September 5, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Phoenix Suns have had a gorilla as their mascot for some time now. In fact, it’s one of the most famous NBA mascots around. If you’ve ever wanted to be one, you’re in luck because the Suns are hiring. Seriously. Position summary: Be a world-class performer and ambassador [...]