Phoenix Suns Articles - Page 185

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 […]

Eric Bledsoe isn’t happy in the Valley of the Sun and if his leaked trade request wasn’t clear enough, his tweet couldn’t have made it any clearer. The four-year starter posted a tweet that read “I don’t wanna be here” a day after a 42-point loss on the road to his former team, the L.A. […]

The L.A. Clippers are one of the many teams expressing interest in acquiring Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe in light of his trade request becoming public over the weekend, according to Tim Bontemps of The Washington Post. Bontemps noted the Clippers have very few pieces that might interest the Suns in a trade scenario. […]

The Denver Nuggets have had conversations with the Phoenix Suns, offering point guard Emmanuel Mudiay and other pieces for their own point man Eric Bledsoe, according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders. The Nuggets seem to have committed to Jamal Murray running the point moving forward, as Mudiay has shown a propensity to mishandle the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are one of the many teams expressing interest in acquiring Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe in light of his trade request becoming public over the weekend, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Bledsoe was sent home from practice today after a conversation with general manager Ryan McDonough and […]

Veteran guard Eric Bledsoe has once again become an available commodity on the trade market after his public push to be moved by the Phoenix Suns. In line with that, Ian Begley of ESPN is reporting that the New York Knicks have jumped into the picture as a possible landing spot for Bledsoe. The Knicks are […]

Amid the storm surrounding the Phoenix Suns this week, comes a report suggesting that point guard Eric Bledsoe had asked for a trade prior to the start of the regular season, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7. The radio talk show host noted his trade request had nothing to do with former head […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe met with the team this morning and was sent home from practice, he will not play today against the Sacramento Kings, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Executives around the league are expecting an inevitable trade for the 27-year-old in the coming days, according to Haynes. Bledsoe is coming off […]

Corey Brewer scored just five points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 132-130 win over the Phoenix Suns last Friday, but it’s his defensive brilliance that stood out for him in the victory. Brewer had three steals and a team-best +14 plus/minus rating. Still, defense remains a big problem for the Lakers. They just gave up […]

Earlier, it was reported that the Phoenix Suns handed Earl Watson the proverbial pink slip after a disappointing 0-3 start by the team this season. While Watson was far from the only reason the Suns have been rapidly slipping to NBA irrelevancy, the Suns’ management cut the coach nonetheless. As Watson’s replacement, the Suns have […]

Eric Bledsoe caused quite a stir on Sunday when he tweeted a message which many believed was about how he feels still being with the Phoenix Suns, especially after they started the season with a 0-3 win-loss slate. It’s no secret that the team has been rumored to be looking to trade him since last […]

Earlier today, Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe rocked the NBA world with a single, unforeseen tweet. In the middle of most of the Sunday NFL madness, Bledsoe took to Twitter to let fans know how he really felt in saying “I dont wanna be here.” I Dont wanna be here — Eric Bledsoe (@EBled2) October […]

After an 0-3 start to their 2017-18 NBA season, the Phoenix Suns have fired head coach Earl Watson, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Phoenix coach Earl Watson has been fired, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 22, 2017 The Suns also expect to name assistant coach Jay Triano as the interim head coach […]

As the Phoenix Suns are currently rebuilding, they have started the 2017-18 NBA season with an 0-3 record with losses to the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers. While it will be another long season, Phoenix has established a solid young core through the draft in recent years. With the Suns […]

The Phoenix Suns, like all other NBA teams, trained hard in the offseason. Really, they did. It’s just hard to believe that the Suns spent practicing in the gym over the summer with the way they opened the season, as they were blown to smithereens by the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday with a 124-76 […]

The NBA regular season is upon us. What this means is that we’re done trying to stomach watching practice-squad quality players litter the floor during preseason games. We’re also about to see the best of the best duke it out for NBA supremacy. But let’s not forget that the intrigue isn’t solely on the basketball […]

Veteran forward Jared Dudley is entering his 11th season in the league where he’s expected to play in a significant role off the bench for the Phoenix Suns However, Zach Lowe of ESPN recently wrote a piece that suggested the Minnesota Timberwolves acquire him in exchange for big man Cole Aldrich that demeaned the value […]

Heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have made drastic roster changes in hopes of ending their 13-year playoff drought. With two rising stars in Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, they traded for Jimmy Butler while signing Jeff Teague, Taj Gibson, and Jamal Crawford. As the Timberwolves continue to look for more veterans, […]

The Phoenix Suns have waived two of their training camp invites, forward Anthony Bennett and guard Peter Jok. The team announced the moves on their official Twitter account. BREAKING: The Phoenix Suns have waived forward Anthony Bennett and guard/forward Peter Jok. pic.twitter.com/iCu0YwEZEI — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) October 11, 2017 Bennett, 24, was the former No. […]

The Phoenix Suns have made a concerted effort to grow through its youth after picking No. 4 in the NBA Draft through the last couple of years, acquiring key pieces to their future equation. Head coach Earl Watson showed the team’s cards when he decided to make second-year shooting guard Devin Booker the starter over […]