Phoenix Suns Articles - Page 182

In his 17th year of his career, veteran center Tyson Chandler has continued on through in his third year with the Phoenix Suns. However, Chandler has hit the back end of his career with his playing days winding down, as he nears two decades in the league. The 35-year-old is in a situation where he’s […]

Veteran guard Eric Bledsoe has found himself at a crossroad in his career with the Phoenix Suns where his time in the league has been put on a momentary pause. According to Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington, Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall weighed in on the situation as he revealed that he’s […]

After a busy day in the rumor mill, Detroit Pistons president and head coach Stan Van Gundy took it upon himself to reached out to his starting point guard, Reggie Jackson, and tell him he wasn’t going anywhere. The Pistons were rumored to be the latest team to express interest in Phoenix Suns estranged guard […]

It was reported earlier that the Detroit Pistons and the Phoenix Suns were in talks for a trade that primarily involves Reggie Jackson and Eric Bledsoe. That discussion is now finished with both parties failing to come to terms. And according to Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated, a third team in the form of the […]

The Detroit Pistons have raced out to an encouraging start winning five out of their first eight games of the season. However, the Pistons have continued to deal with growing disgruntlement with veteran point guard Reggie Jackson. This has led to the front office reportedly offering the 27-year-old in a packaged deal for Phoenix Suns […]

The Phoenix Suns would prefer a third team to take on point guard Reggie Jackson if they were to make a deal with the Detroit Pistons for estranged floor general Eric Bledsoe, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Suns are fixated in getting younger, especially at the point guard position — hoping to find a […]

The Detroit Pistons have been added to the list of teams interested in Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Though any impending trade would depend on the Suns’ willingness to take Reggie Jackson in exchange, along with added pieces surrounding him. The Motor City has had […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have denied any buyout possibilities for center Jahlil Okafor, citing they don’t want to give him away for free. As they keep exploring potential trades, the impending movement of Phoenix Suns estranged point guard Eric Bledsoe could open up avenues to move the 21-year-old big man, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bledsoe’s […]

Following a porous start to the season that saw the Phoenix Suns drop their first three games in disappointing fashion, it has been quite the opposite with the team hitting stride in the other direction. The Suns have won three out of their last four games following the front office’s decision to part ways with head coach Earl […]

New York City was rocked by an act of terrorism on Tuesday, as eight civilians died on a bike path near World Trade Center. It’s still unknown who the perpetrators are, but it is believed that the act was indeed targeting civilians. Nearby areas from the building were on lockdown for a couple of hours, […]

Eric Bledsoe isn’t sweating his time off the basketball court, going into a little over a week away from the Phoenix Suns’ facilities. The 6-foot-1 point guard is coming off a career-high season, but was sent home from practice by general manager Ryan McDonough last Monday after he expressed his desire to leave Phoenix last […]

While the Phoenix Suns are still dealing with the impending trade of Eric Bledsoe, the center tandem of Tyson Chandler and Alex Len has seen the improvement the front office hoped to net by bringing the Maryland product along slowly. Len is averaging 10.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game through this young season, providing […]

It’s a tough time in Phoenix at the moment. The Suns have been underwhelming since getting blown out by the Portland Trail Blazers on opening night, and their situation hasn’t improved as they fired their head coach Earl Watson and their star point guard Eric Bledsoe made it clear on Twitter he didn’t want to […]

Phoenix Suns center Tyson Chandler has been involved as part of a trade package alongside estranged point guard Eric Bledsoe, one that the organization could decide to pull the trigger on at any minute. The franchise has made every conscious effort to keep this team as young as possible, trying to grow through their talent […]

Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough isn’t rushing what once seemed like an imminent trade for estranged point guard Eric Bledsoe, after sending him home from a Monday practice last week amid his Twitter comments about the team. According to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic, it’s been speculated that the Suns could wait until […]

It’s no secret now that the Phoenix Suns are looking for a trade to send Eric Bledsoe away. Bledsoe has made it clear he wants out and as the Suns have looked around the league for a suitable option, the New York Knicks appeared to be one of just those. However, the Suns’ asking price […]

If a high price tag wasn’t enough to complicate the Phoenix Suns’ trade of Eric Bledsoe, the team is now involving big man Tyson Chandler to help move him as soon as possible, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. If this didn’t smell like it before, it sure does now — the […]

The Phoenix Suns probably wouldn’t have found themselves in the predicament they are now if the team’s top management pulled the right levers in setting up the makeup of the squad, including the choice of its coach. Suns general manager Ryan McDonough can’t help but acknowledge that indeed, he practiced poor judgment on not granting […]

More and more details are slowly being revealed about the whole Eric Bledsoe situation in the wake of his recent trade demand from the Phoenix Suns. One such detail Suns general manager Ryan McDonough shared was that Bledsoe’s camp turned hostile when extension talks with the Suns during the offseason didn’t go as they had […]

The ongoing trade saga surrounding Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe hasn’t completely dulled GM Ryan McDonough’s sense of humor. On a recent radio appearance on 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s Burns & Gambo show, McDonough had a light-hearted answer to a joke asking him to join an office pool for when Bledsoe finally goes. […]

The Phoenix Suns are shopping their prized point guard Eric Bledsoe to any team with a phone, asking for hefty packages in return for their 6-foot-1 dynamo, who is coming off a career year in 2016-17. Among them are the Milwaukee Bucks, who previously offered center hybrids Greg Monroe and Thon Maker, along with a […]

The Phoenix Suns have kept an open line for teams wanting to inquire about point guard Eric Bledsoe, who has likely played his last game as a Sun during Saturday’s disastrous 42-point loss to the L.A. Clippers. Yet the teams in discussion to acquire his services have been “taken aback” by the ridiculous asking price […]

The Eric Bledsoe saga has only been derivative from a very entertaining offseason of new faces in new places. His offseason request to be traded was only inflated by his controversial tweet that read “I Dont wanna be here.” the day after the Phoenix Suns sustained their second 40-plus-point loss, this time at the hands […]

Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough has started to question the leadership of prized point guard Eric Bledsoe, who reportedly requested a trade dating back to last season, wanting out of the rebuilding process for good. McDonough sent Bledsoe home on Monday after meeting with him and believes he’s played his last game in the […]

After dropping their first three games of the season, the Phoenix Suns finally entered the winning column on Monday, as they won a squeaker over the Sacramento Kings, 117-115. The victory certainly gave their fans a lot of reason to be happy about, and also made their veteran forward, Jared Dudley, proud of all his […]

Just three games into the 2017-18 campaign, the Phoenix Suns decided to pull the plug on head coach Earl Watson on Monday, which has drawn plenty of reaction in and around the league. Among those was former longtime San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen, who took to Instagram to voice his support for his former […]

The Phoenix Suns’ relentless pursuit to add young talent to this roster has proved a hurdle in managing to ship out star point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bledsoe had requested a trade since the offseason after the team and then-coach Earl Watson took the executive decision to sit out the veterans […]

The New York Knicks found the Phoenix Suns’ request to swap estranged point guard Eric Bledsoe for Frank Ntilikina and Willy Hernangomez “ridiculous,” according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. Both players have played a combined 11 minutes thus far in the season, with Ntilikina dealing with injuries and Hernangomez finding himself out […]

Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson has been fined $35,000 by the league office after making a gun-like menacing gesture and directing inappropriate language toward a fan, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. Jackson did so during a 42-point loss against the L.A. Clippers on Saturday after a fan had been heckling him all game long. The […]

The Phoenix Suns’ management went buck wild on Sunday, when they went on a firing spree, sacking head coach Earl Watson and three assistants namely, Nate Bjorkgren, Mehmet Okur, and Jason Fraser. Among those assistants, Okur is probably the one most fans are familiar with. Okur played for 10 seasons in the NBA from 2002 […]

Eric Bledsoe has become the hottest player on the trade market after he made it known he wants out of the Phoenix and the Suns organization. There will be no shortage of suitors for the disgruntled Suns point guard, and anyone who eventually ends up with him will have a really good player on their […]

The Denver Nuggets have expressed their interest in trading Eric Bledsoe for a package headlined by Emmanuel Mudiay and other pieces. And according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, one such piece is veteran forward Kenneth Faried. This is hardly the first time Faried has been involved in trade discussions. The 27-year-old, who is the […]

The Phoenix Suns will make a few changes after the firing of Earl Watson and the interim appearance of the 58-year-old Jay Triano. The latter expects to go back to a more traditional lineup, starting either Marquese Chriss or Dragan Bender at power forward, according to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic. The change of […]

Eric Bledsoe isn’t likely to be a Phoenix Suns player for much longer following his controversial tweet on Sunday citing his unhappiness in Phoenix. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks are in desperate need of a proven starting point guard and should be in the market for someone of Bledsoe’s caliber. According to Newsday’s Al Iannazzone, […]

Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson claims he did not mean to mimic a gun motion toward a fan during a 42-point loss against the L.A. Clippers on Saturday, according to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic. Jackson expressed regret for making the hand gesture, noting the fan had been heckling throughout the entire game. “That’s […]

After an 0-3 start to the 2017-18 NBA season, the Phoenix Suns imploded. Shortly after Eric Bledsoe’s tweet saying ‘I Dont wanna be here’, head coach Earl Watson was fired. Although most thought Bledsoe’s tweet led to Watson’s firing, the Suns are currently looking to trade the point guard. According to Chris Mannix of Yahoo! […]

The Phoenix Suns made the surprising decision on Monday morning to part ways with head coach Earl Watson just three games into the 2017-18 season. Second-year guard Devin Booker has weighed in on the move as he told Scott Bordow of AZ Central that he believes that Watson wasn’t given enough time. Devin Booker said […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have offered two of their best big men in second-year forward/center Thon Maker and fellow hybrid Greg Monroe in return for Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to Tim Montemayor of 1580 The Fanatic radio. The Bucks are one of four teams that have expressed serious interest in the 27-year-old, along […]

The New York Knicks were one of the first teams to reach out to the Phoenix Suns inquiring about point guard Eric Bledsoe. The latter reportedly asked for rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina and center Willy Hernangomez in return, according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders. Given that this trade hasn’t consolidated by now, it […]