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Atlanta Hawks center Alex Len’s night was cut short against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday as he exited the game due to an ankle injury. The 26-year-old Ukranian center left the game in the first quarter and was unfit to return, the team confirmed on Twitter. Alex Len (left ankle sprain) will not return to […]

Atlanta Hawks center Alex Len wants to win the 2020 Most Improved Player of the Year Award. Len has been training hard this summer, working on his 3-point shot a lot. Barring something unforeseen happening, Len will likely be the Hawks’ starting center next season. Via Chris Kirschner of The Athletic: One of the trainers […]

Atlanta Hawks big man Alex Len wants to be the team’s starting center next season and he’s been working very hard this summer to ensure that happens. The Hawks lost last year’s starting center, Dewayne Dedmon, to the Sacramento Kings in free agency. Atlanta drafted Bruno Fernando in the 2019 NBA Draft and signed Damian […]

Atlanta Hawks center Alex Len was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. During his time in Phoenix, Len showed small flashes of being a starting-caliber center, but for the most part, his tenure with the Suns was a disappointment. After spending the first five years of […]

Jeremy Lin and Alex Len of the Atlanta Hawks showcased some great chemistry in a give-and-go play against the Miami Heat. Per NBA TV, Lin tossed a no-look, behind-the-head dime to Len who finished the play with an off-the-board lay-in. Check the clip below: .@JLin7's got eyes in the back of his head! 👀 #TrueToAtlanta […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young threw a beautiful bounce pass in between the legs of Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee. The nifty dime led to a power slam by Alex Len. It happened during the first quarter of the Hawks-Lakers game Sunday night. Trae Young's floor vision is A1. 👏 (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/C6BWVD7sR1 — […]

Dallas Mavericks center DeAndre Jordan is one of the best centers and dunkers in the game, and Atlanta Hawks big man Alex Len found that out the hard way Wednesday night. The Mavs were in Atlanta Wednesday to take on the Hawks, and DeAndre Jordan posterized Alex Len in the third quarter. OH HELLO DEANDRE […]

The Ukrainian National Team bolstered their ranks on Monday morning, as Alex Len and Svi Mykhailiuk have been added to the team’s roster for FIBA’s World Cup qualifiers in September. The Ukrainian Basketball Federation announced that Len and Mykhailiuk will be available to play in the upcoming qualifying games against Spain and Montenegro, according to […]

Alex Len is a free agent no longer. The 25-year-old and the Atlanta Hawks agreed to a two-year deal worth $8.5 million according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. The Ukranian big man spent the first five years of his career in Phoenix. Len was the fifth overall pick in 2013, but he’s never truly […]

The Phoenix Suns are fresh off the NBA Draft where they hope they acquired the next pieces to the puzzle. Heading into free agency, Phoenix has some difficult decisions to make and the first casualties are Elfrid Payton and Alex Len. According to Scott Bordow of AZCentral.com, the Suns will not re-sign Payton or Len. […]

The Phoenix Suns had just made a no-brainer of a decision in grabbing Deandre Ayton out of Arizona with the top overall pick in the NBA Draft. But the offseason movements at the desert have only started. This time, the Suns are faced by decisions on whether Elfrid Payton and Alex Len stay. According to Scott […]

Alex Len can’t wait until the Phoenix Suns play out the last five games of the season after candidly hinting at his departure from the team that drafted him with the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. “I’m looking forward to this offseason,” Len said, according to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic. […]

When Alex Len was picked with the five overall pick in the 2013 draft, the Phoenix Suns felt like he was a bright young man that the team could build around. But his tenure with the team has been filled with disappointment and he has even had trouble finding the court at times this season. With […]

Houston Rockets superstar point guard Chris Paul is well-regarded for his prowess on defense. However, of all that he brings to the table, the ability to block shots is not one of them. Needless to say, that did not stop him from going up with Phoenix Suns center Alex Len on Friday night. Fortunately, it […]

When it comes to Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson, there have been plenty of frustrating stretches this season in terms of efficiently shooting the basketball. How did he take out some of that frustration on Friday night? He threw down a vicious one-handed slam dunk right in the face of Phoenix Suns center Alex Len. […]

The Phoenix Suns put a stop to their bleeding Saturday with a 108-106 road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was the Suns’ first win in six games, and it wouldn’t have been possible if not for a game-saving block by center Alex Len, who rejected Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler’s layup attempt near the end […]

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 […]

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 […]

Greg Monroe was the biggest price the Milwaukee Bucks paid to extricate embattled Eric Bledsoe from the Phoenix Suns but the big man may soon find himself either out of work or out of the desert. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who first reported for the trade, Monroe’s contract could be bought out by the […]

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 […]

Center Alex Len has signed his one-year qualifying offer from the Phoenix Suns, making him an unrestricted free agent next summer. Shams Charania of The Vertical was first to report the news. Phoenix center Alex Len has signed a one-year, $4.2M qualifying offer and will become an UFA next summer, league sources tell The Vertical. […]

Phoenix Suns forward/center Alex Len intends to sign his $4.2 million qualifying offer before the start of training camp, slating him to become an unrestricted free agent by the offseason of 2018, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Suns are slated to open camp on Tuesday at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, giving the former […]

Over the last few seasons, the Phoenix Suns have constructed a roster around their young core group of players. One of the pieces to the puzzle is big man Alex Len, who is set to enter his fourth season in the league. According to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, the Suns recently made a contract […]

The Phoenix Suns are one of the youngest teams in the league today with nine players 25-years-old and younger. On Thursday night, they showcased it by fielding in a very youthful starting lineup. By making Devin Booker (20), Marquese Chriss (19), Alex Len (23), Tyler Ulis (21), and Derrick Jones, Jr. (20) part of their […]

Life isn’t easy after you end up on a poster. Phoenix Suns center Alex Len experienced that reality this weekend when Minnesota Timberwolves high-flyer Zach LaVine put him on a ridiculous poster with this monster slam: In the 24 hours following the jam, Len had to alter some of his usual activities. Via AZCentral.com: “I […]

During the unfortunate absence of Tyson Chandler, the Phoenix Suns have relied on the inside presence of Ukrainian center Alex Len to fill the void. Len is living up to the task so far; the 23-year-old has averaged 11.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game with 62% shooting from the field. The big man’s […]

There may not be anyone better at dunking in the NBA than Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine. LaVine claimed another victim Friday night when Phoenix Suns center Alex Len tried to challenge him at he rim. LaVine 1, Len 0. https://vine.co/v/5F1VQlxTrT2 LaVine has become famous for winning dunk contests and that talent is clearly translating […]

Tyson Chandler has not resumed any basketball activities since the passing of his mother earlier this week, and it appears that won’t end anytime soon. The Phoenix Suns big man has taken a leave of absence after missing the last two games to grieve with his family and friends. The Suns released a statement on Wednesday on […]

Phoenix Suns center Alex Len was one of the only 2013 first round draft picks that did not sign a new contract extension before the league-imposed October 31 deadline. What this means is Len will become a restricted free agent next summer, much earlier than expected, but the Suns still have the last say on […]