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On Saturday night at Spectrum Center, the Charlotte Hornets (29-38) picked up a well-needed 122-115 victory over the Phoenix Suns to keep their slim playoff hopes alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Hornets veteran center Dwight Howard, who is playing in his first season with Charlotte, also made history during the win when he […]

With only a 19-48 record to show, and out of contention for a playoff spot, the Phoenix Suns are expected to give more run to their young guns in order to gain additional experience under their belts. That includes their promising rookie, Josh Jackson, but they may now be forced to change their plans for […]

With the Phoenix Suns being one of the worst teams in the NBA this season, they do not have a lot of reason to celebrate. The frustrations are also mounting as the end of the regular season is approaching and their players have endured a lot of losses, which is something they should not be […]

Devin Booker has had a really nice start to his career but doesn’t get a ton of attention because he isn’t in a big media market and the Phoenix Suns just aren’t a very good team. But via research done by /u/MambaOut8 on Reddit he has been one of the most efficient young players ever. Only 4 players […]

The Phoenix Suns have easily been one of the worst teams in the NBA. In fact, they are currently 14th in the Western Conference. Packed with a bit too much young talent, the Suns simply don’t have enough mature talent to win consistently this year. Although Devin Booker’s career year has been a bright spot […]

The Phoenix Suns are currently initiating a rebuilding phase in an attempt to build their franchise around their superstar guard Devin Booker. It is clear that the Suns won’t be competing for a postseason spot this year, mainly since the Suns currently rank 14th in the Western Conference. The Suns roster is composed primarily of […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns are two of the bottomest of the bottom-feeders in the NBA. But don’t tell them that. Late in the game between the two teams on Sunday, things got a little chippy after the Hawks got called for goaltending. There was pushing and shoving, then more pushing and more shoving. […]

The matchup on Sunday between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns can easily be thought of as a no-bearing game, with both teams owning two of the worst records in the league today. However, that does not mean they can’t have a highly-competitive meeting, which even went down the wire. With the visiting team ahead […]

Devin Booker is one of the most talented young players in the NBA. Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in 2015, Booker has transitioned from a raw talent into a clear franchise star. The third-year star is currently averaging 25.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and is shooting 38 percent from deep. As a matter of […]

It’s not unlikely for two of the league’s most potent scorers to become rivals, but in the case of Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, he broke into the league already not being fond of Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. The brash, confident talent out of Kentucky started his career as a key […]

Russell Westbrook is a do it all for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Everyone knows how dynamic player he is on the court, but most learned about a new talent he picked up on Friday night against the Phoenix Suns. During the third quarter of the Thunder and Suns game there was a stoppage of play […]

It’s easy to say that the Memphis Grizzlies has been one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA. Sitting at 14th place in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies currently have a 18-42 record, and much of that is due to the absence of their starting point guard Mike Conley who suffered a season-ending heel […]

There’s no question that Devin Booker and Karl Anthony-Towns are two of the brightest young players in the NBA. Karl-Anthony Towns is the best player on the third best team in the Western Conference, and will likely make his postseason debut at just 22 years of age. Towns is currently averaging 20.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, […]

The NBA has come across a number of organizational controversies in and outside of the league. Commissioner Adam Silver has finally come out with a strong warning against teams who are blatantly tanking. In a memo sent out to the teams and reported by Sam Amick, Silver’s comments are the harshest so far on the […]

It’s simple to understand that the Phoenix Suns are one of the worst teams in the NBA. The Suns are currently last in the Western Conference, which is disappointing for such a young team with loads of potential. Franchise superstar Devin Booker has exceeded all expectations since he was drafted in 2016. Booker is currently […]

As all 30 teams in the NBA play the last six weeks of the season, there is something very interesting developing in the bottom for the standings for both conferences. Two of those teams — the Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets — will play tonight. They are considered two of several teams that are tanking […]

Now that the All-Star break is over and teams around the NBA are gearing up for their respective stretch runs, the San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards have their work cut out for them. Those three teams in descending order have the three most difficult schedules for the remainder of the season, per […]

The Phoenix Suns have been a mess all season. Even though the development of franchise superstar Devin Booker is coming along exceptionally, the Suns haven’t secured any type of success or progress this year. Part of that has to do with the makeup of their current roster. Sans Booker, the Suns don’t have enough to […]

Steve Nash, a former NBA player and two-time back-to-back MVP with the Phoenix Suns, will finally get his chance to give some analysis on television. But there’s a catch: It won’t be about basketball. Nash and Turner are close on a deal that would make him an analyst in soccer, according to a report by […]

The Orlando Magic will have some decisions to make as this summer approaches, with forward Aaron Gordon as one of the most coveted restricted free agents for this 2018 offseason, and one that is peaking at the right time. According to Sean Deveney of The Sporting News, teams like the Phoenix Suns could make a […]

The Phoenix Suns have decided to sign shooting guard Shaquille Harrison to a 10 day contract, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. To make room for Shaq on their roster, the Suns are expected to waive Josh Gray, who recently signed a pair of 10-day contracts with the team. Phoenix is signing guard […]

It’s never too early for mock draft’s and ESPN has released their latest one, it shows Luka Doncic going number one overall to the Phoenix Suns. The Suns currently have the worst record in the NBA, but just by a slim margin as the Nets, Magic, Hawks, Grizzlies, Kings and Mavericks are all within a […]

Although he may not have been selected for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, it was still a weekend to remember for Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker. Not only did Booker win the 3-point contest but he did it in spectacular fashion with a record-breaking 28 points in the championship round to take home the title. […]

The Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker canned a record 28 points in the final round of the 2018 JBL 3-Point Contest to reign supreme over a crop of the NBA’s best shooters. Booker took down the Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson and the L.A. Clippers Tobias Harris in the contest’s final frame. .@DevinBook went off for […]

With a week of watching each team’s new rosters, it’s quickly becoming clear that this NBA trade deadline was another one for the record books.  Once projected as a quiet affair, last Thursday quickly blew the floodgates open and wildly changed the NBA’s landscape.  With so many different buyers and sellers, a significant change in […]

Goran Dragic is going to be playing in his first All-Star game this weekend, after being an injury replacement for Kevin Love who is recovering from a broken hand. Leading into the game he did an interview with Mike Schmitz of ESPN about how he is helping mentor one of Europe’s biggest stars, Luka Doncic. […]

One of the most surprising trades that happened on trade deadline day was the trade that sent Elfrid Payton from the Orlando Magic to the Phoenix Suns. In return for Payton, the Magic received a second round pick, which in a trade for a starting point guard doesn’t seem like a lot. HoopsHype caught up […]

Joe Johnson was reunited with his former coach Mike D’Antoni last night as his new team, the Houston Rockets, took down the Sacramento Kings, making it 10 in a row to claim sole possession of the best record in the league. Prior to the start of the game, D’Antoni went on to talk about Johnson, […]

The world was shocked on Wednesday as news emerged about another violent shooting incident that happened earlier in the day, this time in Parkland, Florida. The suspect, a 19-year-old former student of the school where the act of violence was done, killed 17 people, which was confirmed by authorities after he was taken into custody. […]

During their 129-83 beatdown of the Phoenix Suns on Monday night at Oracle Arena, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr let injured All-Star forward Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, and other players coach the team during timeouts. Kerr received criticism for doing so, and what was his response? According to Connor Letourneau of the San […]

The Phoenix Suns are listing shooting guard Devin Booker as questionable tonight against the Utah Jazz, yet a short chat with head coach Jay Triano hinted as if the third-year guard would see the floor prior to the All-Star break, according to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic. Booker has been out for the last […]

Elfrid Payton was suddenly involved in one of the last trades of this recent deadline, shipped to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a second-round pick going back to the Orlando Magic, his team of the last three seasons. The Magic essentially gave up the promise of their starting point guard, and swapped it for […]

The Golden State Warriors made headlines after head coach Steve Kerr was seen handing the reigns over to small forward Andre Iguodala during their blowout win over the Phoenix Suns. Although Kerr has received praise for empowering his players, they have also taken their fair share of criticism for seemingly disrespecting their opponents. Players and […]

Last night’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the lowly Phoenix Suns was quite an interesting spectacle. The savage 129-83 beatdown the Warriors unleashed upon the Suns on Monday night at Oracle Arena had its own interesting storylines on the side. The decision coming from Golden State head coach Steve Kerr to let injured […]

The Phoenix Suns did not see a 46-point molly-whopping at the hands of the Golden State Warriors after trailing by a point at the end of the first quarter. Even less-so as they realized their head coach, Steve Kerr took a step back and let his players coach themselves throughout the game. Devin Booker, who […]

Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley wasn’t a fan of the Golden State Warriors coaching themselves on the sideline, especially choosing a game against his 18-40 Suns to try out their antic. The Warriors had been scuffing prior to their three-game win streak, losing three out of their last four games and notching two straight losses […]

The job of a general manager in the NBA is a thankless job, one that is always criticized yet offers very little praise when you get the job done right. And when you fail, you are ridiculed and maligned beyond measure! Well, sorry GMs, but that’s exactly what we plan to do as we recall […]

Stephen Curry has dominated the Phoenix Suns within the last four seasons, but even more impressively is how consistent he has been putting points on the board against them. The Golden State Warriors point guard has scored 25 or more points against the Suns in 12 straight game, the longest active streak of its kind […]

The Phoenix Suns will be without their star shooting guard, Devin Booker, for the fourth straight game when they face the Golden State Warriors tonight, according to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic. Booker has been bothered by hip and rib injuries, limiting his ability to be on the practice floor for the past week-and-change […]