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 | 17 hours ago‘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.
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PHOENIX MERCURY | Aug 3, 2026Mercury’s new Big 3 with Kelsey Plum must click right away
The Phoenix Mercury are operating in a tight window for the rest of the 2026 season to make a postseason run with new star addition Kelsey Plum.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Jul 28, 2026Suns’ new starting lineup will run into immediate problems
The Phoenix Suns' new starting lineup with Miles Bridges has serious balance issues across the board.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Jul 23, 2026Suns GM on draft pick predicament: ‘We’re always going to be good’
The Phoenix Suns believe they will consistently be good enough for their draft pick trades to not come back and bite them. Have they earned that confidence?
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PHOENIX SUNS | Jul 22, 2026Suns GM: Miles Bridges will be held to high standard after ‘unacceptable conduct’
The Phoenix Suns said they enacted a "thorough evaluation" of Miles Bridges' "unacceptable conduct" before trading for him.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Jul 21, 2026Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd not interested in NBA after UNC interest
Dusty May was the latest college basketball head coach to make the NBA jump, one Tommy Lloyd doesn't plan on making anytime soon.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Jul 12, 2026Suns’ young core of Maluach, Fleming, Peat all flash in Vegas
It was a strong weekend of NBA Summer League play out of Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming and Koa Peat for the Phoenix Suns.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Jul 9, 2026Koa Peat knows where he has to be at his best for Suns
While all the talk about Koa Peat revolves around his jump shot, Peat's still focused on contributing where he knows best for the Suns.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 28, 2026Suns culture, roster fit are tough sell with Miles Bridges acquisition
The Miles Bridges addition doesn't make sense for the Phoenix Suns, both culturally and as a fit on the court.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Jun 26, 2026Gilbert’s Koa Peat calls it ‘surreal’ to team up on Suns with Devin Booker
The only Phoenix Suns teams Koa Peat grew up with in Gilbert featured Devin Booker, his new teammate.