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 | Apr 1, 2025Shorthanded Suns put up fight, fail again defensively vs. Bucks
For how this season has gone, the Phoenix Suns have had their fair share of moments showing some resilience, the latest coming in Tuesday's 133-123 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 30, 2025Suns retake embarrassing form after 4-game mirage, lose to Rockets
The Phoenix Suns revealed they are who they are directly after their four-game winning streak earlier in the month.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 28, 2025Suns repeat the simulation in loss to Timberwolves
The Phoenix Suns lose to the Minnesota Timberwolves in such a consistent way that it feels like a simulation.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Mar 28, 2025Arizona enters new era at end of Caleb Love’s
Arizona's Caleb Love played his best game as a Wildcat and it still wasn't enough to keep his team's season going, the end of a familiar trend.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 26, 2025Suns lose step defensively, smoked by Celtics at home
A 132-102 Suns loss to the Celtics is easy to flush if the Phoenix can quickly return back to the style of play that got it a four-game winning streak.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 25, 2025Suns reach new level of competitiveness in win over Bucks
The Phoenix Suns have found it, a level of competitiveness and enthusiasm that during most of the season was totally absent at any threshold, let alone the heights it is reaching now.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 21, 2025Kevin Durant leads Suns in ‘masterclass’ for win over Cavs
The Phoenix Suns showed what they're still capable of on Friday in a thorough 123-112 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 21, 2025Ty Jerome breaking out with Cavs 6 years after being drafted by Suns
For those not too locked in on the NBA as a whole, you may have missed the emergence of 2019 Suns first-round pick Ty Jerome in Cleveland with the Cavaliers ahead of Friday's matchup.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 19, 2025Suns find more progress, hold off late rally to beat Bulls
It was not as squeaky clean as it was on Monday, but the Suns took care of business against an inferior opponent in a 127-121 win over the Bulls.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 18, 2025NBA Draft prospects the Suns should be watching in the NCAA Tournament
The Phoenix Suns have a crucial moment coming in June when they have to nail it with both of their 2025 NBA Draft picks.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 17, 2025Suns use energy from supporting cast to blow out depleted Raptors
A largely lifeless Phoenix Suns season found some energy on Monday during a 129-89 win over the Toronto Raptors.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 16, 2025Suns follow familiar script in loss to Lakers
It is a familiar script most Phoenix Suns games now follow, one we saw on Sunday in a 107-96 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 14, 2025Suns ride hot shooting, youth movement to beat Kings
Look at it short term or look at it long term -- Friday's 122-106 Phoenix Suns win over the Sacramento Kings was one they needed badly.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 10, 2025Suns crumble again for another shocker in Memphis to Grizzlies
The Phoenix Suns continue to find new ways to lose games in the same way, falling to the Memphis Grizzlies 120-118.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 9, 2025Suns pick up must-have win over depleted Mavericks
With 18 games still to go after Sunday, a matinee matchup with the Dallas Mavericks was as much of a "must win" as the Phoenix Suns must win.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 7, 2025Suns attempt another late comeback, find reality in OT of loss to Nuggets
The Phoenix Suns once again relied on a heroic comeback after poor play for the majority of the game.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 5, 2025Suns get win of season vs. Clippers, ‘magical question’ looms
As Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer phrased it, the "magical question" looms large for how his group responds to a bonkers 119-117 comeback win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 3, 2025Suns’ turnover problems reaching new peak since All-Star break
For those of you who have watched a struggling Phoenix Suns all year, the turnover numbers will surprise you.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 27, 2025Suns look resigned to fate in awful loss to shorthanded Pelicans
Apathy on a team is a virus and the Phoenix Suns are infected with it.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 25, 2025Suns suffer back-breaking loss in overtime vs. Grizzlies
There will always be a few losses that stick out each season no matter how good or bad a team is and Tuesday's 151-148 Phoenix Suns defeat in overtime against the Memphis Grizzlies will be up there for many.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 23, 2025Suns once again look in similar company, lose to Raptors
The overarching theme of the Phoenix Suns' season the last two months is how much they look like they are playing against an opponent at their level when they face teams on the outside of the postseason picture.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 22, 2025Suns ride shot-making success to beat Bulls
The Phoenix Suns are still at times able to overcome their problems functioning as a complete unit thanks to extreme shot-making, a theme of many Suns wins this year, the latest of which came on Saturday in a 121-117 final against the Chicago Bulls.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 20, 2025Suns’ inevitable fate keeps hovering over them in loss to Spurs
If there was any belief left in the Phoenix Suns, it would have to be rewarded coming out of the All-Star break with a light six-game stretch before a daunting close to the schedule.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 18, 2025How West is trending ahead of Suns’ brutal battle for postseason spot
The Phoenix Suns will have to scale a loaded and deep Western Conference to clinch a postseason spot after the All-Star break.