Kellan Olson is ArizonaSports.com’s beat writer for the Phoenix Suns and a co-host of the Empire of the Suns podcast, as well as the intermittent night show Arizona Sports at Night. You’ll also catch him covering other teams and frequently filling in on the day shows. After graduating from the University of Arizona in 2014, he began extensively covering the Suns on BrightSideOfTheSun.com before joining ArizonaSports.com a year later. He would like for you to send him photos of your dog(s) at his Twitter @KellanOlson.
Expertise
Sports writing
Podcasting
Sports radio hosting
Copy editing
Rating dogs 1 to 10
FIFA 2015 Ultimate Team
Certifications
Professional Basketball Writers Association member
Education
University of Arizona — Bachelor’s degree in communications
Glendale Community College — Associate’s degree in psychology
Desert Sage Elementary School — Three-time Field Day Free-Throw Competition winner
Achievements & Awards
Extensively covered and podcasted about the Phoenix Suns since 2014
Followed the Suns on the road during the 2021 NBA Finals run and subsequent playoff appearances
Credentialed for and covered the Diamondbacks’ 2023 postseason through to the World Series
Exchanged eye contact and a head nod with Emma Stone when she was at a Suns game that one time
Social Media Profiles
X: @KellanOlson
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 26, 2026Suns unable to pounce on vulnerable Thunder in loss, Devin Booker scores 3
The Phoenix Suns look far away from being the opportunistic team they were last year.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 24, 2026Devin Booker attempts to silence alarm bells with 43 points in messy Suns win
The Phoenix Suns' first impression continues to underwhelm, and that's putting it lightly.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 21, 2026Suns forget they are the ‘try-hard team’ in blowout opening loss
What was all that about culture and continuity again?
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 21, 2026Suns among NBA teams with ‘young-old’ veterans leading locker room
The Phoenix Suns' oldest player is 30, an NBA trend for a league with too much talent to afford spots for old vets with wisdom.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 19, 2026Suns remain secretive about naming new starting center
Sounds like we'll have to wait until Wednesday to learn who the Suns' starting center is.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 19, 2026Why is Devin Booker not a better shooter?
Devin Booker's 3-point numbers aren't great. But it's more complicated than saying he should cut down on the volume, especially on this Suns team.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 16, 2026Suns end preseason with offensive pros, cons flashing vs. Jazz
It's go time now for the Phoenix Suns, who have wrapped up the preseason.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 10, 2026Khaman Maluach fares well with Wembanyama matchup in Suns preseason
In his first start of the preseason, Khaman Maluach had great moments against Victor Wembanyama.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 8, 2026Early Suns preseason takeaways include pace, rotation clues and free throws
Will the Suns play faster? Who starts at center? The start of the preseason gave us some clues.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Oct 5, 2026‘I was ready to kill him’: Dillon Brooks’ unique mentoring pushes Suns
Dillon Brooks doesn't want to wait for young players to come out of their shell. He shatters that shell himself.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 30, 2026Devin Booker’s largest challenge of career comes this season
Devin Booker's career is at a crossroads, all at a time when the Phoenix Suns need more from him than ever before.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 29, 2026Suns’ elite bench is heartbeat of team, biggest strength
The Phoenix Suns will be at their best this upcoming season because of their bench.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 28, 2026Khaman Maluach made ‘big leap’ in offseason Suns will need
Devin Booker was one of many to shout out the noticeable improvement from Khaman Maluach this summer.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Sep 20, 2026Arizona Cardinals run game off to concerning start 2 games in
The Arizona Cardinals through two weeks cannot run the football.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Sep 16, 2026Diamondbacks’ playoff hopes reach despair with 9 games to go
The Arizona Diamondbacks have 10 days left for one last showing of their season-long resilience.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 16, 2026Phoenix Suns sign C Duop Reath for depth after Mark Williams injury
Reath spent his last three seasons playing for the Portland Trail Blazers after taking a long road to arrive in the NBA.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 11, 2026Is Khaman Maluach ready to step up for Suns in Mark Williams’ absence?
The Suns re-signed Mark Williams to give Khaman Maluach more time. Williams' injury means that time has run out.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 8, 2026Is Suns’ wait to re-sign Miles Bridges more for them or him?
If Miles Bridges waits to sign a new deal until later in the season, does that benefit the Suns?
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 3, 2026Western Conference Power Rankings, Part 3: How many real contenders?
Will the Spurs and Thunder have any competition at the top of the pecking order?
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 2, 2026Western Conference Power Rankings, Part 2: Can the Suns crack top-6?
Are the Suns going to be able to get out of the play-in this year?
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PHOENIX SUNS | Sep 1, 2026Western Conference Power Rankings, Part 1: Dubs, Pels and Grizz bring intrigue at the bottom
Is there reason to believe there's some depth at the bottom of the Western Conference?
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PHOENIX MERCURY | Aug 16, 2026Diana Taurasi’s jersey retirement celebrated with gratitude for her greatness
Diana Taurasi was celebrated on Sunday in front of a crowd and city overjoyed to give her that proper due.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Aug 9, 2026LaFleur does not view Cardinals as being ahead despite extra preseason game
Is extra game time letting the Cardinals get ahead in the preseason? Opinions differ.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Aug 5, 2026Who needs a SP? Bratt bests Mize in D-backs W over Padres
A short-term placeholder for the Diamondbacks starting rotation bested a new Padres pitcher that could have been Arizona's long-term solution.