Phoenix Suns Articles - Page 142

It’s not the first time in the last week Phoenix Suns center Aron Baynes has been embarrassed on defense. After being posterized by Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant on Wednesday, the 6-foot-10 Australian big man would fall once again: this time at the hands of Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard. Faced with a mismatch […]

It doesn’t matter if you’re down 20 points or up 18, one constant in the NBA world is that Patrick Beverley is going to give 110 percent. The Los Angeles Clippers guard showed that hustle and determination in the third quarter against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Matched up in the post against 7-foot-1 Suns […]

After Phoenix Suns wing Kelly Oubre Jr. put Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George on a poster in the beginning of their Tuesday night matchup, the six-time NBA All-Star made sure to get his revenge. After stealing a pass from Oubre at the top of the key in the second quarter, George found himself with […]

The Phoenix Suns certainly started Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers with a bang. For their first points of the night, Suns small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. collected a pass from DeAndre Ayton, shedded off Patrick Beverley and put Paul George on a poster with an emphatic one-hand slam. SHEESH, Kelly Oubre Jr. 😯#RisePHX […]

Aside from their regular-season opener, the Phoenix Suns have been without Deandre Ayton for the whole 2019 season. That will change on Tuesday when he returns from his 25-game suspension against the Los Angeles Clippers. There were significant overreactions to the early success the Suns experienced without Ayton. At one point, they held a 7-4 […]

Carmelo Anthony had another impressive performance on Tuesday, as he helped the Portland Trail Blazers to a 111-110 victory against the Phoenix Suns. However, one of the things that stood out the most was Anthony’s defense on the evening. Melo is by no means a defensive stopper, and as a matter of fact, many consider […]

2018 No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton recently spoke about his 25-game PED suspension. In a sit-down interview with Tom Chambers for FOX Sports Arizona, the Phoenix Suns center expressed his disappointment and embarrassment for what happened: “I was shocked at first, and it was just this moment to where they, I think they were […]

NBA officials are quick to award technical fouls for taunting these days, but it didn’t stop Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside and Phoenix Suns swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. from showing some fire in their match-up at the Talking Stick Resort Arena on Monday. The pair figured in a “taunt-off” in the dying minutes of […]

Down by two points with 30 seconds remaining, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard took matters into his own hands by converting on a go-ahead 3-point play to snatch the victory away from the Phoenix Suns. Despite the contact, Lillard managed to convert the tough layup to tie the game and get the game-winning freebie. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly looking for a first-round pick for Kevin Love, and the Phoenix Suns might be the team that gives it to them. That’s at least what one former NBA general manager thinks, according to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: The Suns (11-14) have taken a significant step forward this season. Adding […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams says he’s “happy to see” Carmelo Anthony back in the NBA and playing well for the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony was out of the league for more than a year before the Blazers signed him in November. Williams says Anthony should be applauded for staying mentality strong despite everyone […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will not play in his team’s game against the San Antonio Spurs in Mexico City on Saturday due to forearm soreness, according to Gina Mizell of The Athletic. Mizell notes that Booker was wearing a soft cast in practice on Friday. Booker showed the effects of the injury during the […]

The Phoenix Suns have been the NBA’s surprise team of the 2019-20 season so far. Currently at eighth in the Western Conference, it’s safe to say that Phoenix has exceeded any of the preseason expectations projected for them. As for Suns star Devin Booker, he’s just excited to finally be part of a competitive team […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant finally executed a highlight-reel dunk after a few failed attempts this season, burying Phoenix Suns center Aron Baynes under the basket with a sky-walking, right-handed throwdown in Wednesday’s 115-108 win. The Rookie of the Year frontrunner got the Baynes matchup on the right wing and abused it, driving […]

Ja Morant showed in his time at Murray State that he can dunk on anyone. The No. 2 pick of the 2019 NBA Draft reportedly has a 44-inch vertical and he put all of it on display in the Memphis Grizzlies’ Wednesday matchup against the Phoenix Suns. With a four-point lead with less than a […]

David Fizdale turned down several head coaching offers from other NBA teams without having the assurance that the New York Knicks would hire him in 2018, a clear indication of how much he wanted the post atop The Big Apple. The Atlanta Hawks, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Phoenix Suns offered Fizdale their head coaching […]

The NBA’s Western Conference has grown considerably more competitive with the Golden State Warriors’ fall from grace. Injuries after their 2019 Finals defeat to the Toronto Raptors have decimated the Warriors’ stranglehold on the conference, and the arrival of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Anthony in Los Angeles—between two teams—has further shaken the power dynamic […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a team meeting after their loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday, according to Christopher Hine of the Star Tribune. The Timberwolves have lost five games in a row and are just 3-7 in their last 10 games. “We talked to each other and addressed a few things,” Timberwolves forward Robert […]

The Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns could rival the Portland Trail Blazers, should they decide to kickstart the Kevin Love sweepstakes as the trade deadline approaches, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. The Blazers have been linked to the Lake Oswego native for quite a while now, and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ recent willingness […]

After missing 66 games last year with a foot injury, Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love is having a solid bounce-back year in his 12th NBA season. With the Cavs currently sitting in 13th place in the Eastern Conference with a 5-16 record, it seems like Love’s talents would best be used somewhere else. With […]

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is hoping one of his gaming friends puts his money where his mouth is after dropping a game-high 44-point masterpiece in an overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Fortnite player Dennis “Cloakzy” Lepore had promised Booker he’d shave his left eyebrow if he dropped 40 points against the […]

While playing against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans put up an impressive stat line but wasn’t pleased as they didn’t get the win. Per Pelicans reporter Jim Echenhofer, Ball downplayed his performance, noting that he only looks at whether the team wins or loses. “I wish we […]

Former Phoenix Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov washed his hands on the Luka Doncic snub, noting that he has no regrets that the team opted to select Deandre Ayton instead. Kokoskov actually coached Doncic in the Slovenian national team. He didn’t reveal if he had any output on the Suns’ possible draft choices. But Suns […]

Phoenix Suns swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. made sure the New Orleans Pelicans did not have one last run in them, as he emphatically rejected Lonzo Ball’s breakaway dunk attempt in overtime of their game at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday. With the Suns up 135-129 with 1:15 left in the extra period, Ball thought […]

Phoenix Suns swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. and New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram are both having tremendous seasons so far, but the former certainly got the better of the latter in this play. At the 8:20 mark of the first quarter match between the Suns and Pels at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday, Oubre […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, was suspended for 25 games earlier this season after the league announced he tested positive for a diuretic, violating the anti-drug policy. A lot has changed since the 21-year-old was sidelined, and Suns head coach Monty Williams explained how he […]

In the wake of a slow start for the San Antonio Spurs, the team could be forced to make some swift changes in the upcoming weeks, including dealing their star forward LaMarcus Aldridge. The finesse power forward could find himself as the target for four different Western Conference teams, including the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, […]

At just 23 years old, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker is truly a matchup nightmare even for elite NBA defenders. He can score at will from almost anywhere on the court and has even developed his slashing ability once he entered the pros. Still, his biggest asset is his accuracy and efficiency from beyond […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic dropped 42 points and 11 assists against the Phoenix Suns last night. The Suns were one of the three teams that passed on selecting the Slovenian Sensation on draft night. According to Marc Stein of The New York Post, the Suns, which then had the first overall pick, apparently had […]

The accolades keep on piling on for Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic in just his second season in the NBA. His brilliance no longer takes opposing players and coaches by surprise, as the 20-year-old Slovenian guard still continues to rack up impressive numbers even with defenses now paying closer attention to him. Ahead of the […]

The Phoenix Suns host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, and visiting head coach Rick Carlisle expressed praise for the desert franchise’s backcourt pair Devin Booker and Ricky Rubio pregame. Booker and Rubio are averaging 38 pts and 14 assists for the Suns. Carlisle said: "They’ve got a great perimeter core, really for top to […]

The Phoenix Suns have gotten out to one of their best starts in recent memory, starting the season with an 8-9 record after looking like one of the worst teams in the NBA over the last handful of years. They’ve managed to do this without starting center Deandre Ayton for every game but the season […]

Phoenix Suns big man Aron Baynes expects to return for his team’s game against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night after missing the last five games due to a hip injury, according to Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. Baynes has been a godsend for the Suns in a season where Deandre Ayton was hit […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker welcomed Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura with a nasty block. Booker is not necessarily known for his defense, but he came out of nowhere to swat Hachimura’s dunk. Rui — the Wizards’ ninth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft — fell to the floor clueless as to what happened. […]

Phoenix Suns starting point guard Ricky Rubio should be back in the lineup on Wednesday against the Washington Wizards. Rubio has missed the last three games due to a back injury. “It’s been painful to watch, but I’m back,” Rubio said, via the Arizona Republic. “I feel good. I want to rush it when I […]

Denver Nuggets’ back-up center Mason Plumlee is a decent rim protector, but Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. remains unfazed as he took it right to him in this amazing play. In the Suns’ home game versus the visiting Nuggets on Sunday, the lanky 6’7 swingman used a couple of nice crossovers to escape the […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is the best passing big man in the league right now, and the Phoenix Suns saw that first hand on Sunday. The 24-year-old Serbian caught the ball deep down low, causing the Suns defense to collapse on him. Like he had eyes on the back of his head, Jokic saw […]

During the Phoenix Suns’ matchup with the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, Paul Millsap tried to contest Devin Booker at the rim to no avail. The Suns star began the sequence using an in-and-out dribble move against Gary Harris and then turned on the jets after getting past him. To cap off the sequence, Millsap was […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, but things could have been different had Karl-Anthony Towns not taken an ill-advised shot from way beyond the arc. With the Suns leading 98-95, the Timberwolves had about 15 seconds to find the best shot and send the game to overtime. However, instead of distributing […]