Phoenix Suns Articles - Page 173

The Klutch Sports Group and Rich Paul have brand new members in Washington Wizard’s forward Markieff Morris and Boston Celtics swing-man Marcus Morris. The twin brothers recently signed with the flourishing agency a year before they become unrestricted free agents next summer. This has made Lakers talent LeBron James happy. Washington's Markieff Morris and Boston's […]

The NBA is full of young stars, and the Phoenix Suns are proud to say that one of the best of this group plays for them. Guard Devin Booker has been a steal as he was picked at the bottom end of the lottery, 13th overall in the 2015 draft. He has taken the league by […]

The Golden State Warriors announced their preseason schedule Monday, which will see another early encounter with the Minnesota Timberwolves to tip things off on Sept. 29 at Oracle Arena. This will be the last season the Warriors play at Oracle. The two-time defending champions will take on the Sacramento Kings in a nostalgic trip to […]

If there were any doubts on the competitive spirit of Phoenix Suns 2018 first overall pick Deandre Ayton, then this video clip should put those to rest. What we have here is a clip of the 7-foot-1 big man going on a NSFW tirade after apparently losing in NBA 2K18. What makes the 37-second clip […]

In his prime, Shawn Marion was an absolute force to be reckoned with. Now at 40 years of age, Marion has been retired from the league for three years. Nonetheless, he is adamant that it would have been a walk in the park for him had he been playing in his prime in today’s NBA, […]

The NBA 2K19 ratings are slowly being released. The latest overall rating came in the form of first overall pick Deandre Ayton. The Phoenix Suns big man received a respectable rating of 79 despite never playing a game in his NBA career yet. The Arizona product was the consensus first overall pick and there was little […]

Apple Music needs to wake up, according to the Phoenix Suns. The music streaming service appeared to have bungled a verse in the lyrics of Travis Scott/Drake’s song SICKO MODE by having the wrong reference to Suns shooting guard Devin Booker. Instead of “Book,” the term Drake used to refer to Booker, Apple Music used […]

Anyone who gets name-dropped in any of Champagne Papi’s songs can take a walk into the streets banging their chests and acting like some kind of royalty. If you see Phoenix Suns Devin Booker doing any of that, it’s because he got his name immortalized by Travis Scott and Drake in the song SICKO MODE. […]

The Phoenix Suns are re-signing Isaiah Canaan according to Priority Sports. Canaan, 27, enters his sixth season in the NBA and second with Phoenix. Canaan has bounced around the league thus far in his career with stops in Philadelphia, Houston, and Chicago prior to joining the Suns midway through the 2017-18 season. The Mississippi native […]

Blake Griffin and Devin Booker are currently participating in Team USA minicamp together, but Griffin enjoyed a little blast from the past while watching an old video of himself dunking at the 2012 USA Basketball training camp. A very young Booker was in attendance while Griffin was putting on his dunk show, as were numerous […]

Former Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley has some advice for the newest member of the Suns, Trevor Ariza. According to Dudley, Ariza’s time with Phoenix will have its fair share of frustrating moments, as the team continues to go through unavoidable growing pains. Dudley had two stints with the Suns, spending a total of six […]

The Kardashians/Jenners and NBA players go hand in hand like peanut butter and jelly, albeit it’s a recipe that is guaranteed to leave a bad taste in the mouth of these poor hoopers. How many times have we heard of these pro ballers hooking up with a Kardashian? Countless times, right? These players do not […]

One of the Phoenix Suns biggest offseason scores, and the Houston Rockets biggest downfalls, has been that of Trevor Ariza. The three-and-D small forward bolted for The Valley of the Sun for a one-year, $15 million deal, quickly saying goodbye to the Rockets after a season in which they came a win shy of the […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant indulged on some offseason talk with fellow Western Conference star C.J. McCollum during his Pull Up podcast. The two players talked about potential vacation spots, a topic the two-time Finals MVP didn’t mind mingling in. His response left plenty of surprises. via Harrison Wind of BSN Denver: McCollum: “Favorite […]

Trevor Ariza, who signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Phoenix Suns, broke down how the deal went through and what led to his decision. Speaking with broadcaster Tom Leader, Ariza, 33, shared the story of how he was approached by the Suns management. Ariza’s agent told him that a team wanted to speak […]

The NBA now enters what can be considered the doldrums of its summer. Beat writers, secure in knowing where LeBron James will play next season, can comfortably take a vacation without checking Twitter every five minutes. What’s left to chew over are the few morsels of tape from summer league. Las Vegas Summer League is […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker did not get to where he is today, as a budding superstar, – if he isn’t one already – without help. And among those who guided Booker into becoming a star of his own is veteran guard Jared Dudley, who was teammates with the former Kentucky Wildcats scorer before he […]

Through the first couple of months of the offseason, the Phoenix Suns have ramped up their efforts in putting together a team that can compete in the daunting Western Conference. They have made several roster moves to for next season, but it doesn’t appear they will try to buyout veteran center Tyson Chandler from his […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are trading forward/center Richaun Holmes to the Phoenix Suns for cash considerations, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Holmes played a backup role under cornerstone Joel Embiid, also playing alongside him when Dario Saric would miss time due to injury. The Suns are revamping their frontcourt, first by adding No. 1 […]

The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to trade forward Darrell Arthur to the Phoenix Suns for Jared Dudley and a 2021 second-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Arthur, who is owed $7.4 million for this upcoming season will likely be bought out, while Dudley, who will make $9.5 million, will have that conversation with the […]

Kawhi Leonard will likely take a crack at USA Basketball’s minicamp despite his reported feud with the San Antonio Spurs in recent months, along with the trade talks that have swarmed the organization for the last couple of months. The Spurs have reportedly spoken to nine different teams after Leonard’s trade request was made public, […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has faced a wave of criticism early in the Summer League, after struggling with his shot, combining for a futile 9-of-37 in his first two games in action. Perhaps the comparisons to two-time MVP Stephen Curry have hurt him more than anything, as many have expected his elite range […]

The Phoenix Suns’ Deandre Ayton is entering the NBA with sky-high expectations. While any high draft pick is likely to have Rookie of the Year as a first-year goal, Ayton has his sights set even higher. He hopes to achieve something last done by Blake Griffin and nearly done by Ben Simmons last year. Ayton […]

TMZ has just released a year-old surveillance video that shows a pair of NBA players in Tyler Ulis and Devin Booker getting involved in a skirmish inside an apartment in Tempe Arizona back in May of 2017. In the video, Ulis is seen trying to prevent an elevator’s door from closing, as he waits for […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is fresh off letting the ink dry in a five-year, $158 million rookie-scale extension with the Phoenix Suns, which is bound to see him nearly triple the amount he’ll make after his first four years in the league ($10 million) in the first year of his extension (approximately $27.3 million). […]

In the span of just a week and a half, the Phoenix Suns’ talent exponentially increased. On draft night, the club added Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges, and Elie Okobo within the first 31 picks. Once the free-agency floodgates were opened, Phoenix signed swingman Trevor Ariza to a one-year $15 million contract. Those acquisitions allow the […]

Phoenix Suns rookie Mikal Bridges is already starting the smack talk with the Los Angeles Lakers. He’s targeting second-year player and former Villanova teammate Josh Hart, in particular. While doing a takeover of the Phoenix Suns’ Twitter account, a fan asked Bridges if he was going to shut down Josh Hart. Bridges answered with a […]

Phoenix Suns rookie big man DeAndre Ayton has been peculiarly wearing Nike sneakers throughout his initial stints in Summer League, raising major questions after his signing with Puma was made known prior to the NBA Draft. .@DeandreAyton is still with Puma, they’re just ironing out kinks with his shoe size pic.twitter.com/eblsB1UWwu — B/R Kicks (@brkicks) […]

Phoenix Suns rookie Mikal Bridges has impressed scouts during his workouts and with endless clips of his most recent college season, but he could be in line to be one of the fastest catch-and-shoot prodigies this league has seen. According to Evan Sidery of Bright Side of the Sun, Bridges’ jump shot release defeats that […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns officially agreed to a five-year, $158 million maximum contract extension on Saturday night, and Booker said he is “humbled” and “honored” to be with the Suns for the next five years. He released a statement on Twitter shortly after the deal was agreed to. “I am humbled & honored to commit […]

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker has agreed to a five-year, $158 million contract extension to remain with the team, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Sources: Devin Booker has signed a 5-year, $158M maximum contract extension with the Phoenix Suns. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 8, 2018 The 21-year-old phenom is now the […]

It was only a matter of time before Phoenix Suns rookie Deandre Ayton got to show what he’s got even if it’s during a generally meaningless Summer League game. That time came this Friday when the Suns made their Summer League debut against the Dallas Mavericks, who, we are sorry to say, did not have […]

Trevor Ariza was one of the most underrated signings that took place minutes into the start of free agency, as the Phoenix Suns quickly agreed to sign him to a one-year, $15 million deal. Ariza left a Houston Rockets team that came a game away from reaching the NBA Finals, knowing the franchise would have […]

Deandre Ayton has yet to log in a single minute on the court in his NBA career, but he’s definitely feeling the pressure brought about by his lofty status as the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft. The Phoenix Suns were very high on the former Arizona Wildcats center long before the […]

Former Colorado Buffaloes star George King found an NBA home when he was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the second-to-the-last pick overall of last month’s NBA Draft. Now, he’s feeling more secure of his place in the league after agreeing to a two-way deal with Phoenix, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Colorado guard […]

The Phoenix Suns are looking to bring an old school feel to the NBA after drafting a legitimate big man in Arizona’s Deandre Ayton. Head coach Igor Kokoskov knows just what car he dealt for a the dealership, and he intends to run it as such. “He’ll never be a power forward in this league,” […]

It’s not always that a WNBA player stops their male counterparts in their tracks, but if it’s the legendary Diana Taurasi, it seems even NBA players are willingly kowtowing to her greatness. It was earlier reported that Phoenix Suns rookie Deandre Ayton was left starstruck when she got to meet the Phoenix Mercury hotshot while […]

All things considered, Dragan Bender is not doing a fine job of preventing people from sticking bust labels on his back. Selected fourth overall by the Suns in the 2016 NBA Draft, the team had high expectations for the stretch-big man from Croatia. So far, he has not lived up to that hype. After averaging […]

Incoming sophomore Josh Jackson is playing in the Summer League right now. Recently, the Phoenix Suns swingman shared that he’s not sure if he’ll finish the tourney or not. Finally, Josh Jackson said he's not sure how many games he'll play. — scott bordow (@sbordow) July 4, 2018 Jackson, the fourth overall pick in last […]