The NBA Summer League, whether in Las Vegas or in Orlando, allows young players to get on-the-job training. Young coaches too. First-year head coach Jeff Hornacek will lead the Suns Summer League team next month in Las Vegas. “Obviously, I’ve watched these guys on tape,” he said following Tuesday’s pre-draft workout. “I scouted against the […]
There was a time when the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs had one of the best rivalries in the NBA. From 2005 through 2010, the teams matched up four times in the post-season, with the Spurs winning in 2005 (Conference Finals), 2007 (Conference Semifinals) and 2008 (First Round). In 2005 and 2007 the Spurs […]
The Phoenix Suns find themselves in very unfamiliary territory. The franchise holds a top-five pick in the NBA Draft for only the seventh time in their 46-year history. Unlike other years, there is no clear-cut number one overall selection, meaning there could be plenty of jockeying for draft position among the 30 teams. But it […]
Perimeter scoring. That would appear to be the biggest need facing the Phoenix Suns this summer. “We do need some depth there,” GM Ryan McDonough said. “That was kind of a weakness for us last year.” Tuesday’s pre-draft workout at US Airways Center focused on the guard position — specifically shooting guard — with five […]
Before the Phoenix Suns hired him on May 7, general manager Ryan McDonough served as Danny Ainge’s assistant GM in Boston from 2010-2013. So if anyone’s qualified to talk about the position, it’s certainly him. Saturday, McDonough was asked about Pat Connelly, who along with Trevor Bukstein will work as an assistant general manager with […]
“How was the run?” Of all the questions posed over the last few weeks to draft prospects coming through US Airways Center, few have been more prevalent than the one focusing on the Phoenix Suns’ end-of-workout sprints. General manager Ryan McDonough, head coach Jeff Hornacek and the rest of the Suns’ staff have built up […]
What is the most important life lesson your dad passed down to you? “Probably just his hard work. My dad was a single barber. He got up in the morning, and I remember him leaving at six o’clock in the morning. I remember going to visit him just to say hello. He’d be standing behind […]
Drafting players, regardless of the sport, is an inexact science. The process becomes further complicated when the information on a player is limited, i.e. one or two years of college experience. Teams will not hesitate drafting a Nerlens Noel out of Kentucky or a Ben McLemore out of Kansas, players who are one-and-done, because of […]
What is the most important life lesson you want to pass down to your children? I just tell my kids I believe in them, and it’s that simple. Just know that your dad believes in you in whatever you choose to do. What is the the best sports memory you’ve had with your children? I […]
What is the most important life lesson your dad passed down to you? It was just, ‘Be accountable for what you are and what you do.’ My dad was a part of the 1961 point-shaving scandal at St. Joe’s. They went to the Final Four that year and he learned a life lesson that year. […]
Could Alvin Gentry, who was fired from a last place team in January, be joining one that reached the Western Conference Finals. According to Yahoo!’s Marc Spears, the former Suns coach is set to interview with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Gentry was contacted by the Grizzlies on Wednesday and is expected to interview with […]
The Phoenix Suns’ coaching staff is beginning to take shape. Tuesday, Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro reported that the team will be adding Mark West and Jerry Sichting as assistant coaches. According to USA Today NBA Insider Sam Amick, the Suns plan to also add assistant coach Roy Rogers to Jeff Hornacek’s staff. Over the […]
No disrespect intended… but I am about to disrespect an entire roster full of basketball players. There is not one player on the Suns roster I wouldn’t trade right now. Not one. They’re all touchable. Marcin Gortat? You can have him. Jared Dudley? You bet. Goran Dragic, for as good as he was last year? […]
What is the most important life lesson your dad passed down to you? “Wow. That is a great question. My dad was a smart guy, he was an engineer who got his degree at Irvine. I just remember my dad working hard, especially at an early age. He use to always say, ‘always respect everybody.’ […]
Workouts will resume, but for right now all is quiet on the practice court at the US Airways Center. John Treloar, director of player personnel for the Phoenix Suns, can (momentarily) stop calling agents to set up visits, giving his cell phone a break. Equipment manager Jay Gaspar can re-stock the Suns gear (thanks Adidas) […]
Last summer, the Phoenix Suns spent their first round draft pick on point guard Kendall Marshall, then went and signed point guard Goran Dragic in free agency just days later. It seemed a little curious, because the team’s big money acquisition would essentially block its lottery pick from seeing the court. Well, both Marshall and […]
The NBA Draft is still weeks away, which means there is plenty of time left for the rumors to fly. One such involves the Phoenix Suns, and the possibility that they are interested in Indiana center Cody Zeller. Zeller worked out for the Suns last week and impressed the team with how well he shot […]
On May 28, the Phoenix Suns formally introduced Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach. From that point, one of Hornacek’s tasks has been to assemble a staff, and Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro is reporting the team will be adding Mark West and Jerry Sichting as assistant coaches. West, who played for the Suns from […]
Whether it happens in the draft or later in free agency, the Phoenix Suns, according to GM Ryan McDonough, need to become more athletic and find more perimeter scoring. The former has been on display quite a bit the last week and was again Monday with what McDonough called one of “the more athletic groups […]
Finding a player to draft with the fifth overall pick is not difficult — the number of options may make it difficult, but even the most casual college basketball fan can tell you who the top players were in a given season. Now, finding a player late in the draft, say No. 30 or No. […]
In the span of about 48 hours earlier this week, the Phoenix Suns brought in just about every imaginable candidate (Alex Len, Ben McLemore, C.J. McCollum, Cody Zeller, Rudy Gobert, Shabazz Muhammad, Trey Burke and Victor Oladipo) for the No. 5 pick in this year’s draft. The only two realistic options not to make their […]
Talk of the 2013 NBA Draft as being weak and short on talent is falling on deaf ears among those in the Suns’ basketball operations department. After hosting nine potential lottery draft prospects over a 48-hour period Wednesday and Thursday, the Suns see the No. 5 overall pick as holding greater value than perhaps even […]
After hosting potential lottery picks each of the past two days, the Phoenix Suns turned their attention to the back half of the NBA Draft, where they own the 30th and 57th overall selections. Friday’s pre-draft workout on the practice court at US Airways Center included guards Matthew Dellavedova (St. Mary’s), Korie Lucious (Iowa State), […]
The NBA Draft is still a few weeks away, but that does not mean teams aren’t beginning to narrow in on players. Case in point, Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro is reporting, based on conversations he’s had, that the Phoenix Suns “love” Indiana guard Victor Oladipo and will select him if he’s still on the […]
Perception is everything. Robin Lopez has become known as the Suns draft pick taken over Roy Hibbert, and in turn, has been labeled a mistake. In reality, Lopez is somewhere between an adequate to solid two-way big man, who has carved out a nice niche for himself in the NBA. That doesn’t matter to most […]
Can you teach aggressiveness? Can you learn it the way you would learn a jump shot? Or how to properly box out? If the Suns believe they can, with a sprinkle of luck, maybe they get the steal of the draft. The last couple of days, US Airways Center was the hub for college basketball’s […]
When the Phoenix Suns are on the clock with the number five overall pick in the NBA Draft June 27, they’ll likely have a number of intriguing prospects to choose from. And most of those prospects will have gone through workouts for general manager Ryan McDonough and head coach Jeff Hornacek at US Airways Center […]
Goran Dragic is the best player on the Phoenix Suns. He plays point guard. The previous front office selected point guard Kendall Marshall with the 13th pick in last year’s draft. When you add that up, you would think it wouldn’t make much sense for the Suns to take a PG with the fifth pick […]
The Phoenix Suns reorganized their basketball operations department. Here is a press release explaining all the moves: PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns announced a series of moves within the team’s basketball operations department. Pat Connelly has been named to the role of Assistant General Manager and Trevor Bukstein has been promoted to Assistant General Manager. […]
A year ago, the Phoenix Suns changed the look of their point guard position. The team selected North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall with their first-round draft pick, shipped Steve Nash to the Los Angeles Lakers in a sign-and-trade deal and inked Goran Dragic to a four-year, $34 million contact. A year later, the Suns […]
