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Could the Lakers and Suns Swap the No. 2 and No. 4 pick?

Could the Lakers and Suns Swap the No. 2 and No. 4 pick?

According to a report from former ESPN columnist, Grantland creator and current CEO of The Ringer Bill Simmmons, murmurs are bustling around the league that the Lakers and Suns are trying to work out a trade to swap the No. 2 and No. 4 pick in the draft. Simmons says that he heard that the [...]

June 15, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Suns Use Youngest Starting Line-Up in NBA History

Suns Use Youngest Starting Line-Up in NBA History

There is no question that at this point of the season, the Phoenix Suns have one mission: securing as many ping pong balls as possible. Losers of nine of their last 10 and having already shut down Eric Bledsoe, Tyson Chandler and Brandon Knight for the season (Knight may be for other reasons) the Suns [...]

March 27, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Suns Coach Earl Watson Shoots Down UCLA Rumors

Suns Coach Earl Watson Shoots Down UCLA Rumors

This time of the year is rampant with coaching rumors in the world of college basketball as the coaching carousel rife with coach poaching and coaches making deals with parents or high school coaches of the country’s elite high school talent try to land a blue-chip recruit for a program. This carousel doesn’t typically include [...]

March 24, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Suns-Pistons May Have Discussed Blockbuster Deal Before Deadline

Suns-Pistons May Have Discussed Blockbuster Deal Before Deadline

Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough was on Arizona Sports Radio, 98.7 FM on Friday and let it be known that the Suns had discussions and were presented with an offer from an unnamed eastern conference team that involved each team swapping three of their best assets. Here is McDonough’s quote from the Doug and Wolf [...]

February 27, 2017 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Minnesota Timberwolves Offered Phoenix Suns Shabazz Muhammad for P.J. Tucker

Minnesota Timberwolves Offered Phoenix Suns Shabazz Muhammad for P.J. Tucker

How serious are the Minnesota Timberwolves about erasing the 2.5-game gap standing between them and the Western Conference’s final playoff spot? Serious enough to dangle 24-year-old Shabazz Muhammad in a trade for 31-year-old P.J. Tucker, according to Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto: P.J. Tucker has been in the headlines recently, with his name surfacing in trade [...]

February 3, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Los Angeles Clippers Tried Trading for P.J. Tucker, But Suns Want 1st-Round Pick

Los Angeles Clippers Tried Trading for P.J. Tucker, But Suns Want 1st-Round Pick

Imagine you’re a general manager. Would you give up a first-round pick for P.J. Tucker’s expiring contract? The Phoenix Suns are hoping so. Even though the Los Angeles Clippers, as of now, won’t. Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: The Clippers have offered a future second-round pick for Suns forward P.J. Tucker — who is said to [...]

January 20, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Other NBA Teams Expect Suns to Make Brandon Knight Available Before Trade Deadline

Other NBA Teams Expect Suns to Make Brandon Knight Available Before Trade Deadline

Brandon Knight is not available for another NBA team’s taking…right now. But he probably will be…later. With the Phoenix Suns sitting at 5-13, staring down the barrel of another lost season, rival teams will no doubt look to see if they enter sellers mode ahead of the February trade deadline. And while they extent of [...]

November 28, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Suns Debuted New Starting Point Guard Yesterday… Eric BELDSOE

Suns Debuted New Starting Point Guard Yesterday… Eric BELDSOE

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 Anou Enright Offbeat 0

Suns to Play Spurs & Mavericks in Mexico City

Suns to Play Spurs & Mavericks in Mexico City

According to ESPN Reporter Marc Stein, the Phoenix Suns have announced that they will host a pair of regular season games in Mexico City in January. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/755469821924352000] This will be the second year in a row that the NBA is hosting a regular season game in Mexico City as the Sacramento Kings and the [...]

July 20, 2016 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Rockets, Suns, Nuggets, Raptors All Tried Trading for Paul Millsap Before Al Horford’s Exit

Rockets, Suns, Nuggets, Raptors All Tried Trading for Paul Millsap Before Al Horford’s Exit

We knew the Atlanta Hawks tried trading Paul Millsap to make room for an Al Horford-Dwight Howard frontcourt. We just didn’t know how serious they were about such a venture. Until now. From ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: That ballpark $9 million-per-year difference between the starting salaries of Horford and Millsap on their next respective contracts largely [...]

July 8, 2016 admin Blogs 0