Phoenix Suns Articles - Page 183

It has been two seasons since Marcus Morris last donned a Phoenix Suns jersey alongside his twin brother Markieff Morris. However, Marcus has continued to be asked questions about the Suns, especially with a matchup against them on Saturday afternoon. Prior to the game, the 28-year-old voiced his frustration with the inquiries about how things […]

The Phoenix Suns are clearly struggling nowadays, but for Suns sophomore power forward Marquese Chriss, his own struggles began way back before this season even kicked off. Chriss has been disappointing for the Suns so far this season, and he has an idea why he’s been off in his second year in the league. According […]

Prior to the 2017 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers traded draft picks. In the end, the 76ers selected Markelle Fultz with the first overall pick as the Celtics selected Jayson Tatum with the third overall pick. Before the Celtics selected Tatum, they were strongly considering Josh Jackson. However, Jackson’s agent canceled the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to make some major roster moves. Gery Woelfel of the Racing Journal Times is reporting that the Bucks, in addition to being interested in DeAndre Jordan of the Clippers, are also interested in acquiring big men from the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns. Per Woelfel: There has also been ongoing […]

Since entering the league, Stephen Curry has continued to hear nonstop criticism thrown his way about his smaller stature and body frame. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, this also included Phoenix Suns rookie forward Josh Jackson calling him a “small and unathletic” player prior to the start of this season. Before the season started, Phoenix […]

Game 4 of the 2007 Western Conference semifinals will forever live in infamy for the Phoenix Suns. The Suns had tied up their series against the San Antonio Spurs at two by winning on the road. However, they likely lost any chance of winning the series as Boris Diaw and Amar’e Stoudemire were suspended for […]

Second-year Phoenix Suns forward Dragan Bender has been showing signs of promise in recent games, particularly in terms of his shooting. Bender is averaging 7.4 points while shooting a blistering 52 percent from beyond the arc over his last nine games. That type of shooting could be especially useful on a Suns starting lineup that […]

The arrival of Greg Monroe upon the completion of the Eric Bledsoe trade has made the limited time Alex Len was seeing on the floor nearly nonexistent. The Maryland product was once touted as a promising building block at the center position, but his development has been slower than hoped. Len was averaging 23 minutes […]

The “Free Jah” movement is not going away. Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is the latest player to express his support for the embattled Philadelphia 76ers big man in a short but substantive two-word tweet in all caps. FREE JAH — Book (@DevinBook) November 27, 2017 Booker sent out the tweet in light of the […]

The Phoenix Suns were in dire straits just three games into the season. They gave up an average of 129 points in those three games and were blown out by over 40 points twice, which resulted in the firing of head coach Earl Watson. However, they have stabilized somewhat under interim coach Jay Triano, who […]

A unique trait to all professional sports, especially in the USA, are the so called “What if” scenarios. From barbershops and social media to major TV networks speculations about the outcome of events are constantly being brought up. Unfortunately, one of the most common “what if”-s revolves around players whose careers suffered because of injuries. […]

With the Phoenix Suns hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday inside Talking Stick Resort Arena, it will be the first time the Suns will go up against their former player, Eric Bledsoe. To welcome him back to the city he called home for over three years, he was invited to join a card game, which […]

Eric Bledsoe is not holding any grudges against his former team, the Phoenix Suns, upon his return to the venue he called home for the past four seasons. The 6-foot-1 dynamo has heard it all, from fans denouncing his loyalty to others questioning his characters after he was banned from the facility days after a […]

When the Phoenix Suns take the court on Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, it will mark the first time that veteran forward Greg Monroe will play against his former team. Despite that being the case, Monroe put little importance toward facing the team that he has spent the last two-plus seasons, according to Matt […]

Foward Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the Milwaukee Bucks’ visit to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night due to a right knee injury. No Giannis Antetokounmpo tonight for the Bucks (right knee). — Matt Velazquez (@Matt_Velazquez) November 22, 2017 It’ll be the first missed game of the season for Antetokounmpo, who is currently second in the […]

NBA cameras catch the darndest things sometimes. The shot behind television announcers, in particular, can provide some pretty interesting scenes. That’s exactly what happened in the most recent game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns. The Suns’ broadcast team of Kevin Ray and Eddie Johnson was on camera ahead of the second […]

Not every player takes the same road to the NBA, especially in today’s ever-growing world of basketball. Although most attend college for at least a year, there are some who find themselves taking the less beaten path to the league. That was certainly the case for Phonix Suns rookie point guard Mike James, who finally made […]

Playing against a former team is no longer a unique experience for Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe. But it must be at least a little weird for him to play in Phoenix on Wednesday, now wearing a different uniform. It would be the first time Bledsoe will be facing the Phoenix Suns since general manager […]

As you might have heard or noticed, the Phoenix Suns have a glut of big men. After shipping disgruntled point guard Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks early this month for Greg Monroe and a future pick, Suns head coach Jay Triano has since been left with a daily conundrum of how to manage the […]

When the Phoenix Suns traded Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks for Greg Monroe and a future draft pick, they freed themselves of an embattled star player who doesn’t want to play for them, but at the same time, the Suns made their frontcourt a little bit more crowded. Monroe’s addition to the Suns’ fold […]

This year’s rookie class has already proved to be one of the most talented in recent years. However, this class mainly features a bevy of talented point guards, in particular Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks phenom Dennis Smith Jr. One that has garnered little attention is Phoenix Suns 27-year-old rookie Mike James. […]

Leandro Barbosa is finally set to return to the basketball court after signing on for a new team. But instead of signing with an NBA team, the 34-year-old has decided to return home by joining Brazilian club Sesi Franca Basquete. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbmEo_fn_Vm/ Barbosa, or the “Brazilian Blur” as he’s known to most NBA fans, played with […]

For the third time in as many games, the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns got into an altercation late in the fourth quarter. While there was a shoving match between Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Tyler Ulis, all the attention was on Lonzo Ball walking away. While there have been debates about Ball’s reaction to the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have met the Phoenix Suns three times through the first month of the season. Three times have both teams come into a skirmish on the court. The Lakers and Suns have played three times in a month. In all of those games the teams have scuffled and needed to be separated. […]

An odd moment arose during the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns Friday night at Staples Center. Prior to the Suns’ 123-113 victory, there was an altercation on the floor that resulted in all but one of the players on the floor getting in each other’s faces and exchanging some shoves. Lonzo […]

The Phoenix Suns got the best of the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, 123-113, in Staples Center. Before the final buzzer, the two teams were involved in somewhat of a heated altercation. The Suns called a timeout and Kantavious Caldwell-Pope got in the way of Tyler Ulis leaving the floor. Neither budged and some shoving started, […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball is in the midst of one of the worst shooting performances to start a career in NBA history. His shooting woes have noticeably affected the rest of his game as well after a disappointing performance in the Lakers’ 115-109 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. That said, the […]

Greg Monroe’s debut for the Phoenix Suns definitely could’ve gone better. While he had a strong game personally with 20 points and 11 rebounds, the Suns were on the receiving end of a 142-116 humiliation by the Houston Rockets, who had 90 points by halftime. The veteran big man was clearly not impressed by his […]

The Houston Rockets are already considered one of the NBA’s elite teams so far this year, however, the return of superstar point guard Chris Paul only solidifies that notion. The Rockets did not skip a beat in Paul’s return by scoring a franchise-record 90 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns. Although blowout […]

The second half of TNT’s Thursday night lineup featured the Houston Rockets visiting the Phoenix Suns. This game was significant to the Rockets who have been anticipating the return of their All-Star point guard Chris Paul. Paul has been sidelined with a knee injury since he played his very first game in a Rockets uniform, […]

As Greg Monroe is expected to make his team debut with the Phoenix Suns today, his former coach Stan Van Gundy could potentially see a reunion with him in the near future. Phoenix has remained hellbent on getting younger, and have debated flipping Monroe to anyone that comes calling with a worthwhile deal. Monroe is […]

After being included in the package that the Milwaukee Bucks sent last week in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, Greg Monroe may already debut for the Phoenix Suns as early as Thursday, when they host the Houston Rockets. Suns GM Ryan McDonough says Greg Monroe could be in uniform tomorrow night vs Houston. — John Gambadoro […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Jay Triano will make some changes with his team in order to help point guards Tyler Ulis and Mike James be more efficient with the offense. The first order of business is getting his point guards off the ball. “We’re looking at some sets where they can be off the ball […]

During LeBron James’ first tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cavs made the Eastern Conference Finals only once. One of the biggest reasons for the team’s lack of success was that LeBron James was never surrounded with top talent. Even the greatest player of the millennium needs some help. In 2009-10, his final season with […]

The Phoenix Suns have already gone through quite a bit of turmoil just a month into the season. They’ve fired their head coach and traded away one of their main stars in Eric Bledsoe. Those moves would probably lead some to question the direction the Suns are headed in once again. According to ESPN’s Nick […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe can finally rest knowing he is on a team that backs him and is looking to compete and win. The young guard remained a Phoenix Suns player, signing a $70 million 5- year contract after battling with management in 2014 for a salary increase, and finally settling the issue. Bledsoe, […]

It’s been a long while since the Phoenix Suns experienced the highs they had during the “Seven Seconds or Less” years. However, Devin Booker and TJ Warren did accomplish something notable against the Minnesota Timberwolves that no Suns teammates have since those glory days of Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire nearly a decade ago. https://twitter.com/sunsbballcomm/status/929569705035051009 […]

There weren’t a few general managers who picked up their phones and contacted Phoenix Suns GM Ryan McDonough who put embattled point guard Eric Bledsoe on the trading block, and in the end, it’s the Milwaukee Bucks, who landed the services of the Kentucky product. Speaking on his own podcast, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that […]

It has been a trying time for the members of the Phoenix Suns organization. After already giving former head coach Earl Watson the boot, the Suns dealt starting point guard Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange Greg Monroe, a first-round pick, and a potential second-round pick. That said, this young Phoenix squad has had […]