As the Phoenix Suns get set to tip off the 2013-14 season, they are facing a considerable amount of questions. Few are of a positive nature, though, as most expect the team to struggle on a nightly basis. One area that is less concerning than intriguing is the backcourt, where Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe […]
The Phoenix Suns are one day away from a new era. Jeff Hornacek will make his debut as an NBA head coach Wednesday night as the Suns host the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2013-14 season opener for both teams at US Airways Center. The first-year head coach will take the court with one of […]
General manager Ryan McDonough’s first major move for the Phoenix Suns almost never came to fruition, even after all teams involved had agreed upon and announced the deal. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling tried to call off the deal that sent Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler to the […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris admits he and his brother have done it before: They’ve swapped uniforms in a game. “We did it before in AAU ball,” he said. “Mook (Marcus) had hurt his ankle. I had fouled out and took (my brother’s jersey) and played for him. I gave (the crowd […]
PHOENIX — From the moment the Suns drafted Alex Len with the fifth-overall pick, the plan was to bring the 7-foot-1 center along slowly. That is still the plan, but with the trade of Marcin Gortat to the Washington Wizards, the door is now open for Len to play right away, gaining valuable in-game experience […]
When the Phoenix Suns traded Marcin Gortat, along with guards Shannon Brown, Kendall Marshall and Malcolm Lee Friday to the Washington Wizards, only four players from last season’s team were left on the roster. Those four — Goran Dragic, Markieff and Marcus Morris and P.J. Tucker — are part of the foundation that will make […]
PHOENIX — Call it selling off the present to empower the future. Call it the ground stages of a reconstruction project that’s well overdue. Call it a shrewd start to Ryan McDonough’s tenure as an NBA general manager. But don’t call it tanking, at least not around those still left on the Phoenix Suns’ roster. […]
The Phoenix Suns find themselves in an awkward position on the court after the trade that sent Marcin Gortat and three others to the Washington Wizards. Now the team is not only without its center from the better part of the last three seasons, but the Suns are also taking it slow with first-round pick […]
The Phoenix Suns announced Saturday that they’ve exercised their 2014-15 options on forwards Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris, as well as center Miles Plumlee. Markieff Morris, the Suns’ first-round pick in the 2011 draft, has averaged almost eight points and five rebounds in 145 games. The Suns traded for his twin brother, Marcus Morris, midway […]
I can’t see the light, but I believe it’s there…and no, I don’t think it’s an oncoming train. The Phoenix Suns traded Marcin Gortat, Shannon Brown and Kendall Marshall for an under-achieving injured center and a draft pick. It doesn’t sound like a good deal. I love it. Draft. Draft. Draft. There were two incidents […]
Most prognostications had the Phoenix Suns being one of the NBA’s worst teams again this season, and there is little doubt the trade that sent center Marcin Gortat, among others, to the Washington Wizards has made them even worse. Indeed, it would appear the Suns are in full “tank mode,” doing whatever they can to […]
The trade that sent Marcin Gortat, Kendall Marshall, Shannon Brown and Malcolm Lee to the Washington Wizards for Emeka Okafor and a first-round pick shouldn’t really have come as much of a surprise. After all, the Phoenix Suns’ roster needed a makeover, and new GM Ryan McDonough has shown no hesitancy to make it happen. […]
The Phoenix Suns appear to be committing to the future as they traded Marcin Gortat and others to the Washington Wizards for injured center Emeka Okafor and a protected first round pick Friday. Gortat was one of the team’s most established and productive players, so according to ESPN’s Tom Penn, it’s clear what general manager […]
The most exciting day for the Phoenix Suns over the next year will be June 26th — the day of the 2014 NBA Draft. With the recent trade that sent Marcin Gortat, Shannon Brown, Kendall Marshall and Malcolm Lee to the Washington Wizards for Emeka Okafor and a protected first-round pick, the Suns have a […]
On Friday, the Phoenix Suns traded center Martin Gortat, along with guards Shannon Brown, Kendall Marshall and Malcolm Lee to the Washington Wizards. In return, the Suns received Emeka Okafor along with a protected first round pick. In the trade’s wake, commentary poured in via Twitter, both locally and nationally. Really like that trade for […]
Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough swung another trade Friday, sending center Marcin Gortat, point guard Kendall Marshall, guard Shannon Brown and guard Malcolm Lee to the Washington Wizards for center Emeka Okafor and a protected first-round pick. Marshall, a second-year player who was a first-round pick of the Suns in 2012, is excited for […]
The reshaping of the Phoenix Suns’ roster continued Friday, as the team traded center Marcin Gortat, point guard Kendall Marshall shooting guard Shannon Brown and guard Malcolm Lee to the Washington Wizards. ESPN’s Marc Stein was first to report the parameters of the deal, which has the Suns receiving center Emeka Okafor and a lottery-protected […]
The Phoenix Suns’ President of Basketball Operations, Lon Babby, believes his team had a great preseason, which it finished at 5-2. “We are a summer league and preseason juggernaut,” he told Arizona Sports 620’s Dan Bickley Show with Vince Marotta, jokingly. “I thought it was a terrific preseason, not because we won five games — […]
The Phoenix Suns tip off the 2013-14 NBA season Wednesday against the Portland Trailblazers and the team’s President of Basketball Operations, Lon Babby, has already made up his mind about one component of the made-over organization: Jeff Hornacek was a great hire. Although the organization’s front office has taken criticism for straying from its history […]
The Phoenix Suns announced Thursday that forward Markieff Morris had been suspended one game by the NBA for a play in the team’s 88-76 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday at US Airways Center. The incident occurred midway through the third quarter when Morris, who has vowed to bring a more physical style […]
Generally speaking, the Phoenix Suns’ acquisition of guard Eric Bledsoe elicited one of two responses from Valley sports fans. Most were excited, citing Bledsoe’s potential to be the next face of the franchise. Others, meanwhile, questioned how the 23-year-old point guard would mesh with the team’s other star guard, Goran Dragic. Bledsoe’s talent and upside […]
The Phoenix Suns trimmed their roster by one Thursday as they waived guard/forward James Nunnally. Signed late September, Nunnally appeared in just three preseason games for the team. Prior to joining the Suns, he averaged 13.0 points and shot 57.7 percent from the field for the Miami Heat in the Las Vegas Summer League. A […]
The Phoenix Suns are currently in talks with newly acquired guard Eric Bledsoe on a long-term contract extension. If the two sides can’t reach a deal by the end of the month, the 23-year-old combo guard would become a restricted free agent at the end of the season. The Suns are in an interesting spot […]
The Phoenix Suns’ top pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Alex Len, spent most of his summer rehabbing from his second ankle surgery of the calendar year. He was able to return to the court and practice with his new teammates just days before the team began training camp at the beginning of October. Due […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Defense may be the focus of first-year head coach Jeff Hornacek, but in order to win games the Suns do still need to score. Enter Gerald Green. Hornacek turned to the 6-8 swingman, pairing him with Eric Bledsoe in the backcourt given the absence of Goran Dragic, who was sidelined with a […]
Like many others around basketball, Charles Barkley is unsure of how Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic will fare in the backcourt together. A guest of Arizona Sports 620’s Bickley with Marotta Tuesday, the Hall of Famer and TNT NBA analyst said any excitement over the acquisition of the former Clipper must be tempered because the […]
The Phoenix Suns are a little more than a week away from their 2012-13 season opener against the Portland Trailblazers. First-year head coach Jeff Hornacek is still tinkering with his roster and player rotations, but says there’s a pretty good position battle brewing. “Probably the three spot, I’d say,” Hornacek told Doug and Wolf on […]
PHOENIX — Erring on the side of caution, the Phoenix Suns will not play point guard Goran Dragic against Oklahoma City Tuesday. He’s likely to miss the game at Denver Wednesday as well. Dragic is still recovering from a sprained left ankle he suffered on the road in Sacramento last Thursday. “I think he’s getting […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The clock is ticking. The Phoenix Suns are nine days away from opening the 2013-14 season, meaning they have a week to decide whom to invest in this season as well as a week and a half to decide whom to invest in for the future. With 18 players currently in uniform, […]
More writers are throwing their hats in the ring for Eric Bledsoe to have a breakout season in his first year with the Phoenix Suns. In a season preview magazine issue, one NBC Sports’ Rotoworld Basketball writer says Bledsoe will join an elite group of players that includes Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Ron Harper and […]
