The trade deadline came and went with little commotion Thursday afternoon, as the Phoenix Suns elected to stand pat and enter the final 30 games of the 2013-14 season with the roster as its currently constituted. While no moves were made, that didn’t necessarily mean that every Suns player was cool, calm and collected over […]
PHOENIX — The Suns did their due diligence. They listened. They inquired. But in the end, as the clock ticked closer to the 1:00 p.m. MST deadline, the trigger was not pulled on a trade. The Suns are moving forward, playing the final 29 games with the roster as constructed; keeping in mind this current […]
Goran Dragic is the beating heart of the Phoenix Suns. And I love watching this guy play. He has proved his value to this team in terms of how prepared he is to play every game and his production in games. But if he wants to take the next step, and become a king in […]
The NBA’s trade deadline came and went, and the Phoenix Suns did nothing. All along, the organization maintained it would not sacrifice part of its future for a deal that might help its present, so it really comes as no surprise that a deal wasn’t struck. “We established the principles we were going to follow […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — It may not have always been pretty, but then NBA games are not judged by their style but by their end result. And the end result for the Suns was their second win in as many nights, beating the Celtics 100-94 in front of 16,135 at US Airways Center on Wednesday. Taken […]
Playing less than 24 hours after a 112-107 overtime victory in Denver, the Phoenix Suns looked every bit the part of a tired team Wednesday night. But fueled by the home crowd at US Airways Center and a balanced offensive attack, the Suns came from 10 points down in the second half en route to […]
The Phoenix Suns could make a trade prior to Thursday’s deadline. Or they could not. The beauty of the team’s position as of now is that they are very much in the thick of the playoff race, yet still very much in great position for the future. With cap space and draft picks to offer […]
The Phoenix Suns’ P.J. Tucker is a little lighter in the wallet. The NBA announced Wednesday it had fined the Suns’ forward $5,000 for violating its anti-flopping rules for the second time this season. The fine is due to an incident with 1:38 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Suns’ win over the Denver […]
The Phoenix Suns are thought to be in the market for some low-post help, and they may be looking to the Los Angeles Lakers for it. However, it’s possible they won’t find it in the player rumored to be a possibility just a few weeks ago. The Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks have also talked […]
The NBA trade deadline hits Thursday afternoon and all over the league people are wondering if there will be a blockbuster trade. That’s especially true here in Phoenix. The Suns are the most surprising team in the league, and at 31-21, there is a chance they’ll try to fortify their roster for a playoff run […]
The last time the Phoenix Suns were in Denver, they went to halftime with a 14-point deficit, but rallied to win, thanks to a 31-point fourth quarter. On Tuesday, their contest at the Pepsi Center had much last drastic swings, but yielded the same result. The Nuggets kept things close and took a lead into […]
If the NBA playoffs started today, the Phoenix Suns would be participating. At 30-21, the Suns would be the seventh seed and matched up with the San Antonio Spurs, which would be a pretty satisfying way for Phoenix to return to the postseason. But of course, the playoffs do not start today, and the team […]
Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe hasn’t played a game since the calendar turned over to 2014, and his timetable for return has been indefinite since he had surgery on his right knee on Jan. 10. However, after the Suns’ practice Monday, the team’s first since the All-Star break commenced, Bledsoe was showing significant progress toward […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Rested. Recharged. Ready to go. “Great rest. Everybody looks good,” P.J. Tucker said. Head coach Jeff Hornacek added, “They look good,” after the Phoenix Suns worked out for 90 minutes on the practice court Monday at US Airways Center. “Obviously, when you have a bunch of days off — we’ve been off […]
Goran Dragic always plays with intensity. Even when he’s featured in a for-fun skills exhibition, apparently. On Saturday, the Phoenix Suns guard participated in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge in New Orleans, La., as part of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend and, despite his best efforts, he was knocked out of the competition in the first […]
In late November, a design was leaked for the Phoenix Suns’ alternate uniform to be worn on Thursday, March 6, against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That design turned out to be pretty close to the final product, as modeled by point guard Goran Dragic, in a tweet sent Friday by Chris Creamer of SportsLogos.net. Creamer […]
Phoenix Suns Miles Plumlee was a late addition to the 2014 BBVA Compass Rising Stars NBA All-Star Challenge, but the second-year center shared a glimpse of his potential Friday night in New Orleans. In Team Hill’s 142-136 victory over Team Webber, Plumlee finished with four points, three rebounds and arguably the night’s lone defensive highlight. […]
Former Phoenix Suns point guard Kevin Johnson moved one step closer to basketball immortality Friday. Johnson, who played in parts of 11 seasons with the Suns, was named one of 10 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014. During his career, the three-time All-Star averaged 17.9 points, 9.1 assists and […]
There’s no question about it — the Phoenix Suns have been one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season. Picked by most experts to win less than 20 games in 2013-14, the Suns are 30-21 at the All-Star break, good enough for the ninth-best record in the league. While first-year general manager Ryan […]
Heading into the 2013-14 season, the Phoenix Suns more or less looked like an island of misfit toys. There was the first-year general manager, the first-year head coach, a backcourt composed of two points guards that had never played with one another, a swingman who seemingly bounced from city to city year after year, a […]
Jeff Hornacek’s NBA head coaching resume is relatively short by his industry’s standards, but what he’s been able to do with the Phoenix Suns in his first year on the job is nothing short of spectacular. Predicted to be a bottom feeder in the Western Conference for a second consecutive season, the Suns, with 10 […]
Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker did everything he could to corral LeBron James in Tuesday night’s 103-97 loss to the Miami Heat at the US Airways Center. Tucker’s efforts were not fruitful as James scored a game-high 37 points, including a season-high 25 points in the second half. The third-year forward did manage to thwart […]
Throughout much of Robert Sarver’s tenure as the managing partner of the Phoenix Suns, fans have clamored for the man he replaced. Jerry Colangelo helped build the Suns into the city’s main professional sports team, and was the owner until 2004, when he sold to a group led by Sarver. Colangelo stayed on with the […]
The Phoenix Suns currently rank 24th in the NBA in home attendance, averaging 15,165 fans per game, which fills up about 82 percent of US Airways Center. Though the team is the biggest surprise in the NBA with a 30-21 record and primed to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2010, the support […]
PHOENIX — It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. The Suns could not finish what they started, while the Heat have perhaps the best finisher in the game. LeBron James scored 14 of his game-high and Suns’ opponent season-high 37 points in the fourth quarter as Miami beat the Suns, 103-97. It was […]
For three-and-a-half quarters Tuesday night, the Phoenix Suns went toe-to-toe with the two-time defending NBA champions, before LeBron James took over for the Dwayne Wade-less Miami Heat at the US Airways Center. James scored 11 of Miami’s final 12 points, as the Heat pulled away late en route to a 103-97 win over the Suns. […]
PHOENIX — Their connection is more than just an Instagram photo tweeted out last summer. No, it runs much deeper than that, according to LeBron James. “Very close,” he said of his relationship with Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe. “Been knowing him since he was in high school. It started from there. He’s like a […]
Eric Bledsoe played in just 24 games for the Phoenix Suns. He’s almost a lock to play plenty more, even if they don’t come this season. As a guest of the Doug and Wolf Show on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM Tuesday as part of Newsmakers Week, Phoenix Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby was […]
The transition wasn’t always easy. It wasn’t always moving forward, and certainly didn’t go as quickly or as smoothly as some would have hoped. But for the Phoenix Suns, it appears the change from the very successful Steve Nash era to the next good team is underway, if not yet already completed. “We’re in the […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The plan this season always included Michael Beasley. With a new general manager and head coach coming on board, the Phoenix Suns were willing to give the young, talented forward a fresh start. The team’s top free agent target in the 2012 offseason, Beasley was a disappointment a season ago both on […]
