The Phoenix Suns have gone from lottery discussions to the playoff picture over the last few weeks, a turnaround that has surprised a good number of people. So, instead of wondering about who the team will draft this summer, talk is now centered around just how good this team is or can be. Suns President […]
There’s never been a question about J.J. Hickson’s remarkable talent and athleticism. Still, the 23-year-old power forward has struggled to find his footing in the NBA, frustrating teams with his lack of basketball knowledge and execution of the fundamentals. Hickson, who was bought out by the Sacramento Kings Monday after averaging a mere 4.7 points […]
The Suns will have every opportunity to add a big time player or two this summer. According to Tom Haberstroh of ESPN Insider, the Suns’ $26 million in cap space will be equaled only by that of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Suns are $5 million over the cap right now and have Steve Nash, Grant […]
The Suns would have been better off tanking the season. The 2012 draft set to be one of the more loaded classes in recent history. The Thunder are leading the West, and they are showing no signs of falling apart. And, should a team miraculously get past the Durantula, chances are the Bulls or Heat […]
In the past four weeks the Phoenix Suns have won almost as many games as they did in the season’s first nine weeks. Their 11-3 run since February 19th has distanced the memory of a once 12-19 record and 13th place standing in the Western Conference. The Suns put those days in the rear-view mirror […]
In 2009, when the Suns were considering trading Amare Stoudemire, one of the teams rumored to be interested was the Cleveland Cavaliers. Of the names tossed around for who would be sent to Phoenix for the All-Star was second-year pro J.J. Hickson, a power forward who had shown some ability in limited action. While a […]
Only the NBA-leading Chicago Bulls have played better since the All-Star break. “We’re playing as good as we’ve played all season,” said Grant Hill. “It seems like we’re all clicking on all cylinders right now,” added Jared Dudley. The reason for the Suns recent success? It’s quite simple, really. “Coaching,” Alvin Gentry deadpanned Sunday after […]
The Suns win their season-high fourth straight game, putting them over .500 for the first time all season but the talk in the locker-room after the game was what happened—or perhaps what didn’t happen, at the 8:54 mark of the first quarter. The official stat sheet says: Dudley 1′ FB Dunk (Nash) So, Dudley—who predicted […]
Scoring 25 points in an NBA game is a big deal for some. It’s not for Michael Redd. The veteran sharpshooter has topped that mark 190 times in his NBA career. He’s averaged over 25 points per game for two full NBA seasons. But Redd did something Sunday night that even he hasn’t done before: […]
On the night their alma mater advanced to the Sweet 16, twin brothers Markieff and Marcus Morris played in the same professional game for the first time in their careers They never matched-up against one another, though Markieff did set a screen on Marcus, which freed Michael Redd for a 16-foot jumper mid-way through the […]
Are the Phoenix Suns an elite team? Not in terms of record, but they could land on an elite list Friday at US Airways Center. The Suns look to join the Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder as the only teams this season to notch three wins in three nights. The team standing […]
The likelihood of a playoff run for the Phoenix Suns is still unpredictable. They have a tough road ahead facing the Clippers Thursday, the Pistons on Friday and the Heat on next Tuesday, which all are in the top four of their conference. But they still have 24 games left in the regular season, and […]
The Phoenix Suns selected Kansas forward Markieff Morris with the 13th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, and at the time it was thought he was a decent-but-not-great prospect. However, with the way the rookie started the season — providing good scoring and rebounding punch off the bench while showing a surprisingly good three-point shot, […]
By the time this season is done with, Steve Nash will have played the last eight years of his career with the Phoenix Suns. A great player and ambassador for each one of those eight years, the Suns have had no interest in trading the veteran, even with his contract set to expire this summer. […]
The NBA’s trade deadline is Thursday at 12:00 p.m. Arizona time, and while the Phoenix Suns have been the subject of rumors for the last couple of months, chances are they won’t be making a move. Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby, as a guest on Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Wednesday, said […]
The Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz are in the same boat, trying to plug their leaks and get back into the race for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Utah and Phoenix are sitting at 10th and 12th overall in the Western Conference standings, trying to claw their way into the playoff conversation when […]
Sometimes it’s not how you lose, but when you lose. “At the end of the day,” said head coach Alvin Gentry, “we had a chance to (close the gap) in the standings with a win and we didn’t get it done.” The Suns loss to Minnesota Monday night did more than just end a season-high […]
The Phoenix Suns will not be raising ticket prices for the 2012-13 season. The Suns, on pace to miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season, will actually be reducing prices for more than 35 percent of the seats at US Airways Center, according to a release by the team. The Suns are also adding […]
Marcin Gortat has been a model of consistency this year for the Phoenix Suns. The Polish center has 24 double-doubles, and is one of only seven players in the NBA currently averaging over 15 points and 10 rebounds per game. But Gortat had arguably his least-effective game Monday in a 127-124 loss to the Minnesota […]
The Phoenix Suns are a freight train at full speed and the Minnesota Timberwolves are laying on the tracks. The Suns (19-21), 5-1 since the All-Star break, will host the T-Wolves (21-21) at US Airways Center Monday. Phoenix has won two straight against good opponents in the Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies, while the T-Wolves […]
The Suns traded Goran Dragic and a first-round draft pick to get Aaron Brooks to help make a playoff push last year, which didn’t happen. But Brooks hasn’t had much time to improve and grow closer with the Suns because he’s still on the other side of the world in China playing basketball. TNT ran […]
When Phoenix Suns forward Hakim Warrick checked in during the third quarter against the Dallas Mavericks, many in attendance at US Airways Center had to be thinking, “what’s he doing in the game!” The seven-year pro has been left out of the rotation lately after leading the team in scoring early in the season. Warrick […]
The Phoenix Suns’ 96-94 win over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks Thursday at U.S. Airways Center was a team effort. But one player’s fingerprints were definitely more prominent at the scene of the crime. Jared Dudley scored a team-high 18 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked 3 shots in the Suns’ win, which was […]
The Phoenix Suns were dealt their first loss since coming back from the All-Star break on Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-104. But if anyone on the Suns had a good night, it was center Marcin Gortat. Gortat led the team with a career-high 28 points and added three blocks and 11 rebounds, and […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the Western Conference’s number-one team with the league’s best home record. The Dallas Mavericks are the defending NBA champions. The Suns will see both over the next 48 hours. “It’s going to be a challenge,” said head coach Alvin Gentry of having two games in two days against two of […]
The Suns need Channing Frye to shoot the ball. And shoot it well. He hasn’t the last two games yet the Suns still found a way to win. Against the Clippers Friday, Frye missed his first 11 shots and finished 2-for-18. He then missed nine of his 12 attempts against the Kings Sunday. In each […]
Markieff Morris played 38 games his junior year at Kansas. He just played in his 37th game for the Suns and there are 29 more to come. “I’ve been playing basketball my entire life so I just got to suck it up and keep pushing through it,” Morris answered when asked about possibly hitting a […]
The Phoenix Suns’ bench helped solidify the 96-88 win against the lowly Sacramento Kings Sunday. The Suns were down double-digits by halftime for the fourth game in a row, but in the third quarter they tied it up and even gained a small advantage. Early in the fourth, the Kings were trying to retake the […]
Normally, a stretch where an NBA team plays 9 out of 11 games at home is reason for celebration and optimism. That wasn’t the case for the Phoenix Suns as they looked at their post All-Star break schedule. Why would it be? The Suns limped into the break after a heart-wrenching 106-104 loss to the […]
When he’s not scoring 20 points and leading his team in scoring — as he did Thursday night, Grant Hill can be found on set, a music video set. The Suns starting forward was in L.A. this past weekend, spending part of his All-Star break co-starring in a music video. “My wife did a video […]
