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 | 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.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 12, 2025Shorthanded Suns put up fight, lose steam vs. Rockets
The Phoenix Suns fought like hell in Wednesday's 119-111 loss to the Houston Rockets, an admirable effort so shorthanded but still a performance when their key problems persisted.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 12, 2025Kevin Durant joins rare 30K club, Suns lose to Grizzlies
Kevin Durant reached a historical accomplishment of 30,000 career points in the Suns' loss to the Grizzlies.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 11, 2025Rotation quibbles hang over Suns’ fight for postseason spot
The dueling forces for what direction the Phoenix Suns should go in the future are actively playing a role in their current season.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 10, 2025Suns’ Kevin Durant understands ‘microscope’ will be on him for deadline fallout
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant addressed the reports that the Phoenix Suns attempted to trade him before the trade deadline.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 8, 2025Shorthanded Suns hit wall offensively in loss to Nuggets
It was a steep uphill climb for the shorthanded Phoenix Suns on the second night of a back-to-back.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 8, 2025Suns avoid disaster, secure OT win via Booker and Allen heroics
We are better off not reviewing where the Phoenix Suns' 135-127 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz lands on the spectrum between nearly disastrous loss and spirit-lifting win.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 7, 2025Suns mum on loud noise, reported frustration surrounding trade deadline
As has become the norm, the Phoenix Suns were mum on all of the fallout from Thursday's trade deadline, reporting that included the team nearly trading Kevin Durant.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 6, 2025Suns unable to make big move at trade deadline with foreboding summer ahead
The Phoenix Suns wanted to make major moves at the trade deadline. They were not able to, and in some ways, were saved from themselves.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 5, 2025Suns walloped by Thunder in latest reminder of current status
The Suns are in no position to be swinging big anymore to revive their chances at contending, as further evidenced by Wednesday's loss to the Thunder.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 3, 2025Booker’s special night overshadowed by another ugly Suns loss
Well, if Monday wasn't the encapsulation of this failed era of Phoenix Suns basketball, we should fear what comes next to top it.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Feb 3, 2025Devin Booker will take Suns’ scoring record with already unbreakable connection to Phoenix
Some records are just one number being bigger than the other. Some records, like Devin Booker becoming the Phoenix Suns' all-time leading scorer, are something bigger than a number.