Eric Bledsoe’s future with the Phoenix Suns is up in the air by default. He’s a win-now talent on team that isn’t ready to win. So, naturally, when word hit that Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers were, by all appearances, headed for an unexpected breakup, Bledsoe’s name was linked by way of possible third-team [...]
July 24, 2017
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Although the Phoenix Suns keep saying one thing, rival NBA teams continue to believe another. Eric Bledsoe looks out of place in his current situation. He will turn 28 in December, and the Suns aren’t anywhere near ready to compete for a title. They seem lightyears away even from a playoff berth. That hasn’t stopped [...]
The Dallas Mavericks need to upgrade at point guard. They have the No. 9 pick in this year’s draft. Ricky Rubio has been bandied about the trade rumor mill since the beginning of time—or at least since Tom Thibodeau took over as the Minnesota Timberwolves’ head coach and president. Eric Bledsoe’s timeline looks to run [...]
Gentlemen start your engines, the race to the bottom of the NBA standings is in full gear. Reports coming out of Phoenix Wednesday night indicate that Eric Bledsoe could be shut down for the remainder of the season. [tweet https://twitter.com/azcsports/status/842263519810723840] It wasn’t announced until five minutes before game time Wednesday night that Bledsoe would not [...]
March 16, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
As we enter the final week before the NBA trade deadline, the rumors will only continue to intensify, and a number of trades that were never rumored will actually occur as teams play musical chairs. Because of a confluence of factors for the Phoenix Suns, including their status as a rebuilding team, the fact that [...]
February 16, 2017
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The Suns hosted their second home game of the season Sunday afternoon against the Golden State Warriors at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The upstart Suns played well and hung with the Warriors most of the game before faltering 106-100. Apparently after an 0-2 start to the season, the Suns felt it was already time for [...]
October 31, 2016
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Brace yourselves: The inevitable has happened. Or maybe not. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Phoenix Suns would like to trade one of Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight before the start of the 2016-17 season: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/745983128464826372] Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson would beg to differ. As he said on SiriusXM NBA Radio: Never [...]
June 27, 2016
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It is clear that the Utah Jazz are in postseason mode and are going to be looking for a starting caliber point guard during the trade market. It’s been reported that they have an interest in Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague. Jeff Teague in trade talks with Knicks, Bucks, and Jazz.
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January 29, 2016
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Ben Simmons Phoenix Suns jerseys are about to become a thing, assuming they aren’t already taking the city by storm. Eric Bledsoe is done for the season after suffering a torn meniscus; Tyson Chandler is playing his age; Markieff Morris is either playing terrible, injured, in head coach Jeff Hornacek’s doghouse or all three; the [...]
January 25, 2016
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Goran Dragic does not miss playing for the Phoenix Suns. Amazing how far we’ve come, isn’t it? Dragic sort of revived his career in Phoenix, permanently establishing himself as a star talent at the point guard position during the Suns’ surprising 48-win 2013-14 campaign. But then that season ended. The Suns not only re-signed Eric [...]
January 6, 2016
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