PHOENIX, Ariz. — Archie Goodwin, it’s sometimes forgotten is still a teenager. Even with a full season under his belt with the Phoenix Suns, he has not yet reached his 20s. He will in another two months when he celebrates his 20th birthday on Aug. 17. In other words, he’s young. He’s a kid. And […]
PHOENIX — Among the six draft prospects invited to work out on Thursday included a 7-foot-1 young, athletic center. The Suns drafted a 7-foot-1 young, athletic center a year ago by the name of Alex Len. That decision, however, does not preclude GM Ryan McDonough from choosing yet another skilled big on June 26. That’s […]
PHOENIX — Goran Dragic has a hard time saying “no,” whether it’s to his family, friends, teammates, heck, even to the media — he’s one of the more accommodating players in the Valley and the entire NBA. Dragic also apparently can’t say “no” to playing for his national team. The Suns starting point guard had […]
PHOENIX — Short on size. Long on athleticism. That’s what Jahii Carson, the former ASU Sun Devil by way of Mesa High School, must fight and display as he crisscrosses the country working out for NBA teams. In Atlanta on Tuesday, Carson was back home in Phoenix on Wednesday to work out for the team […]
PHOENIX — They say you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. Jeff Hornacek’s first impression as a head coach came almost immediately after he was hired one year ago Wednesday. On the job less than a week, Hornacek ran the Suns’ initial pre-draft workout — surprising the six prospects in attendance. […]
The next time Goran Dragic takes the floor will not be for the Phoenix Suns. The point guard made official his intentions to play for the Slovenian National Team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in a press conference Tuesday. In a press release run through Google Translate, it appears Dragic took his health and […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — It’s back. Much to the likely chagrin of would-be draft prospects who will be arriving at US Airways Center in the coming days and weeks ahead. The Phoenix Suns are once again putting players through a three-minute conditioning run on the heels of a 60-to-75-minute workout. “I feel like I was very, […]
PHOENIX — Having made his mark as a talent evaluator, Ryan McDonough enjoys the pre-draft process more than most. And with four picks in the top 50, including three first-round selections (Nos. 14, 18 and 27) in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Suns second-year general manager has a number of different options available to him […]
The Summer of Love was supposed to be in 2015, but for Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, the market might be heating up for his services a year ahead of schedule. The three-time All-Star is set to be a free agent after next season, leading many to report that Minnesota might try to trade him […]
Even with a pair of good-luck charms on hand in New York Tuesday night, it wasn’t enough to change the Phoenix Suns’ fortunes in the NBA Draft Lottery. Heading into the evening, the Suns had a 1.8 percent chance of moving into the top-three of the 2014 NBA Draft, and a 0.5 percent chance of […]
The NBA Draft Lottery is coming up in a couple of hours. Yes, I believe it’s been rigged at times in the past. Yes, I receive a ton of e-mails from people in the league that ask me, “Do you really?” They still think I’m joking after the conversation. I am not joking. I don’t […]
If you’re one of the many fans who dream about the Phoenix Suns acquiring Kevin Love, two reports from Sunday confirm that Ryan McDonough and Co. will, at the very least, make a play for the Minnesota Timberwolves star forward. Yahoo! Sports writer Adrian Wojnarowski says the Timberwolves have two priorities this summer: Finding a […]
The Phoenix Suns have a 1.8 percent chance of moving up into the top-three of the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery. Currently slotted in the No. 14 position, if the Suns were somehow to get a ping ball or two to go their way, they would leapfrog over the team in front of them, the Minnesota […]
The NBA Scouting Combine offers teams a chance to talk with some of the top prospects the draft has to offer. In many cases, it’s an opportunity to get to know a player who you may like but has little chance of picking. But sometimes it may serve to offer clues as to which players […]
For really the first time in his career, Steve Kerr was being heavily recruited. Looking to leave broadcasting to become a head coach, the former Arizona Wildcat who went on to have a 15-year NBA career that saw him win six NBA titles before becoming a broadcaster and then the Phoenix Suns’ general manager, had […]
The Phoenix Suns entered the 2014 offseason with the ability to further change the fortunes of the franchise. After a surprising 48-win effort that fell just shy of the team’s first trip to the NBA Playoffs since 2010, general manager Ryan McDonough finds himself armed with (at least) three first-round picks in June’s NBA Draft. […]
PHOENIX — A year ago when he arrived in Chicago for the NBA pre-draft combine, Ryan McDonough instantly felt like the most popular kid in school. Only days earlier the Suns hired him as general manager, and not just any general manager, but a general manager who now needed to hire a head coach in […]
Phoenix Suns guard Archie Goodwin was arrested in his hometown of Little Rock, Ark. earlier this month. On May 4 Goodwin was cited for disorderly conduct and refusal to submit to arrest outside a skating rink, according to azcentral sports’ Paul Coro, while on with Arizona Sports 98.7’s Bickley & Marotta Tuesday. Arkansas State Police […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Consistent, defined as unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of time. Synonyms: constant, regular, steady. It’s a trait the Phoenix Suns had been waiting to see Markieff Morris display on the court ever since they drafted the 6-10, 245-pound power forward out of Kansas with the 13th overall pick in […]
Despite putting up career-best numbers in several categories and having an instrumental role in many of the Phoenix Suns’ biggest wins in 2013-14, forward Markieff Morris placed fourth in the NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting when the results were announced Thursday. Although Jamal Crawford shot 41.6 percent on the season and started 24 […]
Toronto? I can see that. Charlotte? I disagree but I understand the sentiment. San Antonio? Idiotic. R. C. Buford is one of the best executives in the NBA. If you want to give him Exec of the half-decade, excellent choice. If you voted him Executive of the Year over Ryan McDonough, you are a bona […]
On May 7, 2013, the Phoenix Suns made a hire that appears to have reshaped their future. On that day, they named former Boston Celtics executive Ryan McDonough as their new general manager, choosing him to replace the fired Lance Blanks and tasking him with rebuilding and reshaping the roster. Coming off the second-worst season […]
Ryan McDonough, who took over as Phoenix Suns general manager exactly one year ago, finished second in the NBA Executive of the Year voting announced Wednesday. San Antonio Spurs GM R.C. Buford won the award for the first time in his career. McDonough oversaw a vast roster overhaul that helped the Suns improve from 25 […]
Goran Dragic was one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this past season. In his second season since returning to the Phoenix Suns as a free agent, the then-27-year-old averaged 20.3 ppoints, 5.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game while nearly leading the team to the postseason. He earned three fifth-place MVP […]
Every day, ArizonaSports.com asks readers a question. It’s the Sanderson Ford Poll Question of the Day, and it can be found midway down the right side of our home page. Recently, we asked which Phoenix-area team will make the biggest offseason splash as it looks to make a playoff push in the upcoming season. Your […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver ruled swiftly and decisively on the future of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling Tuesday, handing the 80-year-old a lifetime ban and a $2.5 million fine for racist comments that surfaced last weekend. Sterling is barred from attending Clippers games and practices and having any presence at NBA Board of Governors […]
Phoenix Suns managing partner Robert Sarver released a statement following NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s decision to ban and fine Clippers owner Donald Sterling. “I applaud the actions taken today by Commissioner Silver in response to the disturbing comments made by Donald Sterling. Commissioner Silver’s decision upholds the principles of diversity, tolerance and respect for all […]
The future of the Phoenix Suns didn’t look this good at this time last year. After a season that saw them increase their win total from 2012-13, Suns’ owner Robert Sarver says the future is bright for the team, but stresses that nothing is promised when it comes to the NBA. “The future, I think, […]
Even though they’re not in the playoffs, it’s been a busy week for the Phoenix Suns. Tuesday, Jeff Hornacek finished second in the NBA Coach of the Year voting. Wednesday, guard Goran Dragic was named the league’s Most Improved Player. And Thursday, forward Channing Frye finished third in the NBA Sportsmanship Award voting, with Memphis […]
Where are Alex Len and Archie Goodwin? If you were watching Phoenix Suns games as the season crawled to a close, perhaps you were asking that question. Or maybe you weren’t. Either way, head coach Jeff Hornacek addressed that query Wednesday night on the Phoenix Suns End of Year Special on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. […]
