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 […]
Winsconin’s Jared Breggren may not be a familiar name like Cody Zeller or Victor Oladipo, but he was in Phoenix working out for the Suns Wednesday morning alongside several lottery-bound prospects, including the Indiana duo, UCLA forward Shabazz Muhammad and French center Rudy Gobert. Berggren, who was with Wisconsin from 2009-13, appeared in 119 games […]
The Phoenix Suns brought in eight draft prospects to work out on Wednesday morning. While the majority of the prospects were considered potential lottery picks, Oregon’s E.J. Singler went in trying to make a name for himself, as well. Singler, a 6-foot-6 guard, played all four years in Eugene and started 114 consecutive games. During […]
If Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel is the number-one draft prospect among centers, who is number two? Opinions vary. Two players high on many draft boards are Rudy Gobert and Alex Len. Both were in town Wednesday as part of the Suns’ star-studded pre-draft workout that included Ben McLemore (Kansas), Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA), Victor Oladipo (Indiana) and […]
The cupboard is bare when it comes to talent with the Phoenix Suns. When the Suns are on the clock with the fifth selection on June 27, their number one priority should be to draft the best available player, regardless of position. Luckily for them, they may have the perfect player fall right into their […]
Entering the 2012-13 season, Indiana forward Cody Zeller was the talk of college basketball. The sophomore standout graced the preseason editions of ESPN The Magazine and Sports Illustrated, was talked about as a consensus top 3 draft pick and looked to be primed for a Wooden Award-winning campaign. For all the hype and media attention, […]
While the Phoenix Suns dipped their toe in the pre-draft workout waters Monday, they dove in headfirst Wednesday, making a big splash with a group of players who will be under consideration when the team is on the clock with the fifth overall pick. Guards Ben McLemore (Kansas) and Victor Oladipo (Indiana), forwards Shabazz Muhammad […]
The Phoenix Suns continued their process of bringing in the best college and international players for pre-draft workouts Wednesday at US Airways Center. The cast of participants Wednesday was a veritable who’s who of prospects. Indiana’s dynamic duo of Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller was in attendance. So were Maryland center Alex Len, UCLA forward […]
Had Shabazz Muhammad been eligible for the NBA Draft one year ago, he likely would have been a top-10 selection. Heck, he might have been one of the first five players off the board. He was not eligible, though, and instead went to UCLA for one year of college. After a solid-but-underwhelming season that saw […]
Jared Dudley came to Phoenix as an afterthought. He was drafted with the 22nd pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats, and was essentially a “throw-in” in the deal that brought the Suns Jason Richardson in exchange for Boris Diaw and Raja Bell. Dudley came to Phoenix with very little expectation and […]
After 19 years, four teams, 1,026 games and numerous minor and major injuries, former Suns forward Grant Hill came to a conclusion last week. “I think I knew Wednesday,” Hill told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Tuesday. “I woke up Wednesday and said ‘I don’t want to play anymore.'” Hill made that decision official […]
What if we said that UA has signed a better player than the Suns will draft? No joke. And that’s no slam on the Suns. Instead, it illustrates that there’s no slam dunk in this year’s NBA Draft. To be kind, the upcoming draft class is underwhelming. In fact, I asked new Suns GM Ryan […]
It’s become quite a story, except it isn’t true: Michael Jordan was never cut from his high school team. Ryan Evans’ story is true: he was cut from his high school team. “That’s what really set my fire,” he said. “I was cut from the team my sophomore year in high school, so to be […]
UCLA prospect Shabazz Muhammad tweeted out that he had arrived in Phoenix Monday night. Finally in phoenix, now I can sprint to my hotel and watch the rest of the game !!!!! — shabazz muhammad (@phenom15balla) June 4, 2013 Muhammad, who has been rumored as a potential fit for the Suns, is presumably in town […]
Early Monday, draft prospect Rudy Gobert tweeted out that he was leaving Sacramento and was on his way to Phoenix for a workout with the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Sacramento. —–>phoenix instagram.com/p/aHXpltN-xB/ — rudy gobert (@rudygobert15) June 3, 2013 Gobert, a 7-foot-2 center from France, is the 11th- ranked prospect in this year’s draft, according […]
Before he joined the Phoenix Suns, Grant Hill had played parts of 12 seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic. However, in the six seasons prior to his first in the Valley, Hill had played in a total of 200 games — or an average of just 33 per season. Needless to say, the […]
Grant Jerrett turned heads with his decision to leave Arizona after just one season. He turned more heads at last month’s NBA Draft Combine, shooting well during his stay in Chicago. His performance landed him workouts with the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers before arriving in Phoenix to workout with the […]
PHOENIX — The plan, according to general manager Ryan McDonough, is to build through the draft. The execution of said plan started with the NBA Draft Combine last month and continued Monday with the team’s first pre-draft workout at US Airways Center. Six players were brought in: guards Vander Blue (Marquette) and Durand Scott (Miami), […]
They came in together and they left together. It was appropriate that Grant Hill and Jason Kidd both retired days apart. Their careers have been intertwined and relatable in different ways since the early 1990s. In 1993, the California Golden Bears upset the defending champion Duke Blue Devils in the second round of the NCAA […]
The Phoenix Suns got a late Christmas present in 1996. The day after the holiday, the Suns swung a seven-player deal with the Dallas Mavericks to land 23-year-old point guard Jason Kidd. Kidd would spend 4 1/2 years in Phoenix, and although his time in the Valley would end inauspiciously, he made quite an impression […]
Former Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill officially announced his retirement Saturday night during TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ show. And while he only played five of his 19 NBA seasons in the Valley, we thought we’d celebrate his retirement by looking at his memorable career by the numbers. 1: After being selected with the third overall […]
The last time the Phoenix Suns were in the playoffs, Steve Kerr was their general manager. That was 2010, and now Kerr is an NBA analyst for TNT. A guest of Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Friday, Kerr said it will take a little while to rebuild the team, but that the hires of […]
The foundation for the Phoenix Suns’ rebuilding process is set. In early May, the Suns plucked 33-year-old Ryan McDonough out of the Boston Celtics’ front office to be their new general manager. Immediately, Danny Ainge’s former right-hand man began the search for the Suns next head coach. “My first order of business as the general […]
Can he coach? How is he in the X’s and O’s department? Those questions will be answered soon enough; though new Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek’s pedigree suggests he’ll do just fine in the lead chair. “I’ve always felt that I’ve been a coach,” he said this week as he was introduced as the […]
The Phoenix Suns have worked hard to get themselves in position to turn things around. A lottery team for three consecutive seasons following a trip to the Western Conference Finals, they’ve gone through a couple general managers as well as a couple different coaches. The hope is that the combination of Ryan McDonough as GM […]
When was the last time the Phoenix Suns made consecutive good decisions? How about three in a row? Few will complain about the team’s offseason, and that’s an amazing feat for an organization that has given folks plenty to be upset about over the years. Fire GM Lance Blanks? No qualms there. Hire Ryan McDonough […]
Press conferences announcing a new coach, in any sport, are not very edgy. Breaking news rarely comes from a press conference, especially the variety that introduces a coach or player to a new market. The principle rarely says anything that shouldn’t be said and remains extremely positive and optimistic. The organization is great, the players […]
Until the hiring of Jeff Hornacek, the head coach position wasn’t the only thing missing in the Suns’ organizational structure. The executive conference room was also lacking the perspective of someone who played the game. Yes, former NBA All-Star Jeff Hornacek was hired to coach the Suns. And, to some degree, Hornacek will also be […]
New Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek’s task of putting together a staff may have taken a hit, as assistant Igor Kokoskov has decided to join Mike Brown with the Cleveland Cavaliers. According to Arizona Sports 620’s Craig Grialou, Kokoskov, who had been with the Suns since 2008, was hoping to stay in the Valley […]
