Phoenix Suns

Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Who’s Your Daddy: Jared Dudley

What is the most important life lesson your dad passed down to you? “Wow. That is a great question. My dad was a smart guy, he was an engineer who got his degree at Irvine. I just remember my dad working hard, especially at an early age. He use to always say, ‘always respect everybody.’ […]
11 years ago
Follow @CraigAZSports...
Craig Grialou

Suns break from pre-draft workouts, reassess draft board

Workouts will resume, but for right now all is quiet on the practice court at the US Airways Center. John Treloar, director of player personnel for the Phoenix Suns, can (momentarily) stop calling agents to set up visits, giving his cell phone a break. Equipment manager Jay Gaspar can re-stock the Suns gear (thanks Adidas) […]
11 years ago
Follow @theAdamGreen...
Adam Green

Phoenix Suns are not opposed to drafting a point guard

Last summer, the Phoenix Suns spent their first round draft pick on point guard Kendall Marshall, then went and signed point guard Goran Dragic in free agency just days later. It seemed a little curious, because the team’s big money acquisition would essentially block its lottery pick from seeing the court. Well, both Marshall and […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Rumor: Suns could deal Marcin Gortat if it means landing Cody Zeller

The NBA Draft is still weeks away, which means there is plenty of time left for the rumors to fly. One such involves the Phoenix Suns, and the possibility that they are interested in Indiana center Cody Zeller. Zeller worked out for the Suns last week and impressed the team with how well he shot […]
11 years ago
Follow @theAdamGreen...
Adam Green

Phoenix Suns to add Mark West and Jerry Sichting to coaching staff

On May 28, the Phoenix Suns formally introduced Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach. From that point, one of Hornacek’s tasks has been to assemble a staff, and Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro is reporting the team will be adding Mark West and Jerry Sichting as assistant coaches. West, who played for the Suns from […]
11 years ago
Follow @CraigAZSports...
Craig Grialou

Suns cap busy eight days with wide-ranging workout

Whether it happens in the draft or later in free agency, the Phoenix Suns, according to GM Ryan McDonough, need to become more athletic and find more perimeter scoring. The former has been on display quite a bit the last week and was again Monday with what McDonough called one of “the more athletic groups […]
11 years ago
Follow @CraigAZSports...
Craig Grialou

Suns’ Ryan McDonough enjoys ‘challenge’ of drafting late

Finding a player to draft with the fifth overall pick is not difficult — the number of options may make it difficult, but even the most casual college basketball fan can tell you who the top players were in a given season. Now, finding a player late in the draft, say No. 30 or No. […]
11 years ago
...
Dave Dulberg

Anthony Bennett meets with Suns, team not concerned about shoulder injury

In the span of about 48 hours earlier this week, the Phoenix Suns brought in just about every imaginable candidate (Alex Len, Ben McLemore, C.J. McCollum, Cody Zeller, Rudy Gobert, Shabazz Muhammad, Trey Burke and Victor Oladipo) for the No. 5 pick in this year’s draft. The only two realistic options not to make their […]
11 years ago
Follow @CraigAZSports...
Craig Grialou

Suns’ Ryan McDonough interested in acquiring another first-round pick

Talk of the 2013 NBA Draft as being weak and short on talent is falling on deaf ears among those in the Suns’ basketball operations department. After hosting nine potential lottery draft prospects over a 48-hour period Wednesday and Thursday, the Suns see the No. 5 overall pick as holding greater value than perhaps even […]
11 years ago
Follow @CraigAZSports...
Craig Grialou

Suns’ focus shifts away from the lottery with Friday’s workout

After hosting potential lottery picks each of the past two days, the Phoenix Suns turned their attention to the back half of the NBA Draft, where they own the 30th and 57th overall selections. Friday’s pre-draft workout on the practice court at US Airways Center included guards Matthew Dellavedova (St. Mary’s), Korie Lucious (Iowa State), […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Report: Phoenix Suns ‘love’ Indiana’s Victor Oladipo

The NBA Draft is still a few weeks away, but that does not mean teams aren’t beginning to narrow in on players. Case in point, Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro is reporting, based on conversations he’s had, that the Phoenix Suns “love” Indiana guard Victor Oladipo and will select him if he’s still on the […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Ben McLemore and Victor Oladipo are both works in progress

Perception is everything. Robin Lopez has become known as the Suns draft pick taken over Roy Hibbert, and in turn, has been labeled a mistake. In reality, Lopez is somewhere between an adequate to solid two-way big man, who has carved out a nice niche for himself in the NBA. That doesn’t matter to most […]
11 years ago
Follow @Burnsy987...
Dave Burns

Could Ben McLemore really slip to the Suns?

Can you teach aggressiveness? Can you learn it the way you would learn a jump shot? Or how to properly box out? If the Suns believe they can, with a sprinkle of luck, maybe they get the steal of the draft. The last couple of days, US Airways Center was the hub for college basketball’s […]
11 years ago
Follow @Vincemarotta...
Vince Marotta

Michigan’s Trey Burke works out for Phoenix Suns

When the Phoenix Suns are on the clock with the number five overall pick in the NBA Draft June 27, they’ll likely have a number of intriguing prospects to choose from. And most of those prospects will have gone through workouts for general manager Ryan McDonough and head coach Jeff Hornacek at US Airways Center […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

The case for the Phoenix Suns to draft Trey Burke

Goran Dragic is the best player on the Phoenix Suns. He plays point guard. The previous front office selected point guard Kendall Marshall with the 13th pick in last year’s draft. When you add that up, you would think it wouldn’t make much sense for the Suns to take a PG with the fifth pick […]
11 years ago
Arizona Sports

Phoenix Suns make moves in basketball operations department

The Phoenix Suns reorganized their basketball operations department. Here is a press release explaining all the moves: PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns announced a series of moves within the team’s basketball operations department. Pat Connelly has been named to the role of Assistant General Manager and Trevor Bukstein has been promoted to Assistant General Manager. […]
11 years ago
Follow @Vincemarotta...
Vince Marotta

Phoenix Suns bring in four point guards for pre-draft workout

A year ago, the Phoenix Suns changed the look of their point guard position. The team selected North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall with their first-round draft pick, shipped Steve Nash to the Los Angeles Lakers in a sign-and-trade deal and inked Goran Dragic to a four-year, $34 million contact. A year later, the Suns […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Wisconsin’s Jared Berggren: Size and versatility are major strengths

Winsconin’s Jared Breggren may not be a familiar name like Cody Zeller or Victor Oladipo, but he was in Phoenix working out for the Suns Wednesday morning alongside several lottery-bound prospects, including the Indiana duo, UCLA forward Shabazz Muhammad and French center Rudy Gobert. Berggren, who was with Wisconsin from 2009-13, appeared in 119 games […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Oregon’s E.J. Singler works out with Suns

The Phoenix Suns brought in eight draft prospects to work out on Wednesday morning. While the majority of the prospects were considered potential lottery picks, Oregon’s E.J. Singler went in trying to make a name for himself, as well. Singler, a 6-foot-6 guard, played all four years in Eugene and started 114 consecutive games. During […]
11 years ago
Follow @CraigAZSports...
Craig Grialou

Suns take a look at big men Rudy Gobert, Alex Len

If Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel is the number-one draft prospect among centers, who is number two? Opinions vary. Two players high on many draft boards are Rudy Gobert and Alex Len. Both were in town Wednesday as part of the Suns’ star-studded pre-draft workout that included Ben McLemore (Kansas), Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA), Victor Oladipo (Indiana) and […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Victor Oladipo talks about his workout with the Suns

The cupboard is bare when it comes to talent with the Phoenix Suns. When the Suns are on the clock with the fifth selection on June 27, their number one priority should be to draft the best available player, regardless of position. Luckily for them, they may have the perfect player fall right into their […]
11 years ago
...
Dave Dulberg

Cody Zeller’s shooting range impresses Suns coach Jeff Hornacek

Entering the 2012-13 season, Indiana forward Cody Zeller was the talk of college basketball. The sophomore standout graced the preseason editions of ESPN The Magazine and Sports Illustrated, was talked about as a consensus top 3 draft pick and looked to be primed for a Wooden Award-winning campaign. For all the hype and media attention, […]
11 years ago
Follow @CraigAZSports...
Craig Grialou

Suns host star-studded pre-draft workout

While the Phoenix Suns dipped their toe in the pre-draft workout waters Monday, they dove in headfirst Wednesday, making a big splash with a group of players who will be under consideration when the team is on the clock with the fifth overall pick. Guards Ben McLemore (Kansas) and Victor Oladipo (Indiana), forwards Shabazz Muhammad […]
11 years ago
Follow @Vincemarotta...
Vince Marotta

Kansas star Ben McLemore works out for Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns continued their process of bringing in the best college and international players for pre-draft workouts Wednesday at US Airways Center. The cast of participants Wednesday was a veritable who’s who of prospects. Indiana’s dynamic duo of Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller was in attendance. So were Maryland center Alex Len, UCLA forward […]
11 years ago
Follow @theAdamGreen...
Adam Green

UCLA prospect Shabazz Muhammad on Phoenix Suns: ‘They need a guy that can score the ball’

Had Shabazz Muhammad been eligible for the NBA Draft one year ago, he likely would have been a top-10 selection. Heck, he might have been one of the first five players off the board. He was not eligible, though, and instead went to UCLA for one year of college. After a solid-but-underwhelming season that saw […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Suns’ Dudley: ‘Grant Hill showed me how to be a good pro’

Jared Dudley came to Phoenix as an afterthought. He was drafted with the 22nd pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats, and was essentially a “throw-in” in the deal that brought the Suns Jason Richardson in exchange for Boris Diaw and Raja Bell. Dudley came to Phoenix with very little expectation and […]
11 years ago
Follow @Vincemarotta...
Vince Marotta

What’s next for former Suns forward Grant Hill?

After 19 years, four teams, 1,026 games and numerous minor and major injuries, former Suns forward Grant Hill came to a conclusion last week. “I think I knew Wednesday,” Hill told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Tuesday. “I woke up Wednesday and said ‘I don’t want to play anymore.'” Hill made that decision official […]
11 years ago
...
Paul Calvisi

If only Phoenix Suns had what UA has

What if we said that UA has signed a better player than the Suns will draft? No joke. And that’s no slam on the Suns. Instead, it illustrates that there’s no slam dunk in this year’s NBA Draft. To be kind, the upcoming draft class is underwhelming. In fact, I asked new Suns GM Ryan […]
11 years ago
Follow @CraigAZSports...
Craig Grialou

Phoenix’s own Ryan Evans ‘chasing a dream’

It’s become quite a story, except it isn’t true: Michael Jordan was never cut from his high school team. Ryan Evans’ story is true: he was cut from his high school team. “That’s what really set my fire,” he said. “I was cut from the team my sophomore year in high school, so to be […]
11 years ago
Follow @AZSports...
Arizona Sports

Shabazz Muhammad in Phoenix for work out with Suns

UCLA prospect Shabazz Muhammad tweeted out that he had arrived in Phoenix Monday night. Finally in phoenix, now I can sprint to my hotel and watch the rest of the game !!!!! — shabazz muhammad (@phenom15balla) June 4, 2013 Muhammad, who has been rumored as a potential fit for the Suns, is presumably in town […]
11 years ago