There seems to be one certainty for the 2014 Suns draft: Four players from this draft will not be on the Suns’ training camp roster. The Suns have four draft picks next Thursday night. No one wants to draft a player that’s not good enough to make the team. If all four players make the […]
The Phoenix Suns shocked many in the 2013-2014 season by winning 48 games, which is 23 more games than the prior one, and finished one game back of a playoff spot. The result from the strong season was the Suns’ entering the lottery, but not as high as expected. The team’s first selection in the […]
There may be a serious lack of Phoenix Suns basketball in your life, especially given that the team hasn’t played a game since April 16. If you are struggling without the team, take this video of Gerald Green throwing down a monster dunk as just a taste of what you’re missing — and what could […]
Rumors are once again swirling about the Phoenix Suns’ potential interest in acquiring Minnesota Timberwolves superstar forward Kevin Love. The recent history of blockbuster deals in the NBA shows it will take a combination of high-profile players, draft picks and cash for the Suns to pull Love from the Timberwolves’ grasp. 2007 – Kevin Garnett […]
PHOENIX — Just because the steady stream of prospect visits has subsided does not mean the draft preparation has lessened. In other words, the lack of on-court activity is not a sign of inactivity. Quite the opposite, really. The Suns have not held a pre-draft workout in five days. They don’t have one scheduled again […]
P.J. Tucker picked a good time to have a breakout season. In his second year with the Phoenix Suns, the Texas product started all 81 games in which he appeared, and he put up career-best numbers of 9.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 30.7 minutes per game. He also shot a solid 38.7 […]
The Phoenix Suns will start Summer League against the Golden State Warriors, the team they played in last year’s inaugural NBA Summer League Championship. It will be new coach, and former Suns general manager, Steve Kerr’s first contest at the helm. The Suns and Warriors will play on Saturday, July 12, day two of the […]
PHOENIX — Good thing the Phoenix Suns’ practice court at US Airways Center was refurbished recently. It’s been used quite a lot the past two-and-a-half weeks. Counting Wednesday’s pre-draft workout, 66 different pairs of shoes have been running up and down the court. Missouri junior point guard Jordan Clarkson was the highest projected prospect among […]
With the Phoenix Suns finishing the season a game out of eighth place in the Western Conference, it’s only natural to wonder what the teams ahead of them have that they don’t. When asked what separates playoff teams from the Suns during the Doug and Wolf show on Arizona Sports 98.7, coach Jeff Hornacek said […]
Every day, ArizonaSports.com asks readers a question. It’s the Sanderson Ford Poll Question of the Day, and it can be found midway down the right side of our home page. On Sunday, we asked you which position the Phoenix Suns have the greatest need at as they enter the 2014 NBA draft. More than 800 […]
PHOENIX — For the record, the Suns do not have a west coast bias or a bias towards west coast players. It just appeared that way with four of the six draft hopefuls in Monday’s pre-draft workout hailing from the Pac-12. Conference tournament champion UCLA was well represented with sophomore point guard/small forward Kyle Anderson […]
It’s no secret that the Phoenix Suns are interested in packaging some of their 2014 draft picks for a player, and one NBA insider says one such move may be formulating. Yahoo! Sports’ Marc Spears tweeted Saturday that the Suns are interested in acquiring Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love — and those picks comprise one […]
PHOENIX — A handful of seniors are expected to hear their names called in round one of the June 26 NBA Draft. The Phoenix Suns worked out two of them on Friday in Michigan State power forward Adreian Payne and Washington shooting guard C.J. Wilcox. They joined a group of prospects that included UCLA sophomore […]
PHOENIX — Growing up in Gilbert, Nick Johnson followed the Phoenix Suns closely. “I was here when we had the squad of Steve Nash, Joe Johnson, Quentin Richardson, Amare (Stoudemire), all of them,” he said. “It was definitely one of the most exciting arenas in the NBA, and this year they got it back, I […]
The Phoenix Suns selected Shawn Marion out of UNLV in the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft. Marion spent 8.5 years with the Suns, represented them in four All-Star games and ranks in the franchise’s top five in field goals, three-pointers, rebounds, steals, blocked shots and points. However, Marion has only one championship ring, […]
PHOENIX — After entertaining a collection of first-round talent each of the past two days, the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday invited a group of draft hopefuls largely targeted for the second round for a workout, the team’s seventh in two weeks. The Suns own the 50th overall pick in addition to three first-round selections in […]
PHOENIX — He wasn’t an All-Star, though perhaps he should have been. He was not able to lead his team to the playoffs, though no one expected that anyway. No, what guard Goran Dragic was able to do was to take his game to another level and in the process elevate the Suns out of […]
The Phoenix Suns’ Goran Dragic was named to the All-NBA Third Team, the league announced Wednesday. Dragic, who earned 115 points through the voting, appeared on 65 of a possible 125 ballots, mostly on the second or third team, but earned a first-team vote from Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix. Dragic, who was also named the […]
PHOENIX — If what people say is true and the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, then sophomore small forwards Jerami Grant of Syracuse and Glenn Robinson III of Michigan may already be a step ahead of their fellow draft hopefuls. Basketball is in their blood, literally. Grant is the son of Harvey Grant, […]
As the NBA’s offseason is just a couple of weeks away (maybe three if the Finals go seven games), Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe finds himself in an elite class with LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. What class is that, you say? The most valuable free agents of the 2014 offseason, at least […]
PHOENIX — It was only a matter of time, considering their haul of first-round picks, that the Suns would finally get around to looking at some first-round talent. That time occurred on Monday, the fifth day of pre-draft workouts. The Suns worked out Michigan State shooting guard Gary Harris, Duke small forward Rodney Hood, UCLA […]
Suns forward P.J. Tucker and point guard Eric Bledsoe received votes for the 2013-2014 NBA All-Defensive Team. Tucker ranked 20th among players with 13 points in the voting (two first team votes and nine second team votes). Bledsoe finished 23rd with nine points (one first team vote and seven second team votes). Bulls center Joakim […]
PHOENIX — They are the questions that all NBA teams face this time of year. Go all in or play it safe? Bet on potential or a known commodity? In other words, how big of a risk is a team willing to take in the June 26 NBA Draft? “That’s always the challenge for guys […]
Last year, the Suns used first-round picks on Alex Len and Archie Goodwin. Through various trades, the Suns are slated to have up to six more over the next two seasons. Suns general manager Ryan McDonough told Doug and Wolf on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM that the team might not keep them all. “It’s unlikely […]
Every day, ArizonaSports.com asks readers a question. It’s the Sanderson Ford Poll Question of the Day, and it can be found midway down the right side of our home page. Thursday, we asked if you agreed with Goran Dragic’s decision to play for Slovenia in the FIBA World Cup. A total of 566 votes were […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Archie Goodwin, it’s sometimes forgotten is still a teenager. Even with a full season under his belt with the Phoenix Suns, he has not yet reached his 20s. He will in another two months when he celebrates his 20th birthday on Aug. 17. In other words, he’s young. He’s a kid. And […]
PHOENIX — Among the six draft prospects invited to work out on Thursday included a 7-foot-1 young, athletic center. The Suns drafted a 7-foot-1 young, athletic center a year ago by the name of Alex Len. That decision, however, does not preclude GM Ryan McDonough from choosing yet another skilled big on June 26. That’s […]
PHOENIX — Goran Dragic has a hard time saying “no,” whether it’s to his family, friends, teammates, heck, even to the media — he’s one of the more accommodating players in the Valley and the entire NBA. Dragic also apparently can’t say “no” to playing for his national team. The Suns starting point guard had […]
PHOENIX — Short on size. Long on athleticism. That’s what Jahii Carson, the former ASU Sun Devil by way of Mesa High School, must fight and display as he crisscrosses the country working out for NBA teams. In Atlanta on Tuesday, Carson was back home in Phoenix on Wednesday to work out for the team […]
PHOENIX — They say you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. Jeff Hornacek’s first impression as a head coach came almost immediately after he was hired one year ago Wednesday. On the job less than a week, Hornacek ran the Suns’ initial pre-draft workout — surprising the six prospects in attendance. […]
