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There was a bit of drama late in the Phoenix Suns’ Game 1 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. As Deandre Ayton was running up the floor in the fourth quarter, Pelicans rookie Herb Jones awkwardly crossed paths with Ayton and hit him in the jaw with his shoulder. Here’s the play: TNT’s Reggie Miller […]

The New Orleans Pelicans lost by 11 to the Phoenix Suns in their 2022 playoff opener, but the game wasn’t as close as the score suggests thanks to the incredible defense of Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton. Phoenix exploded for a 19-point first half lead to control the game (53-34). While the Pelicans gave the […]

The Phoenix Suns begin their Western Conference title-defense Sunday night when the New Orleans Pelicans roll into the Footprint Center for game one of NBA Playoffs. Phoenix just wrapped up the best regular season in franchise history, going 64-18 and earning the top seed in the west. New Orleans, on the other hand, took control […]

Nearly a week after the conclusion of regular season, the Phoenix Suns finally know their opponent for the first round of the NBA Playoffs. They’ll take on the New Orleans Pelicans in a best-of-seven series beginning Sunday night, after the Pelicans took out the Los Angeles Clippers in Friday’s play-in game. While the Suns will […]

The Phoenix Suns don’t know yet which team they”ll be facing in the first round of the playoffs; however, Deandre Ayton couldn’t care less. He just has one message to road fans who are hoping to talk smack to them when their team play the Arizona franchise. During Friday’s practice, Ayton shared that if the […]

For an organization that is looking toward the NBA Draft and offseason, the Houston Rockets have a ton of promise on their team. The duo of Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green is wrapping up this current campaign on a high note as the building blocks of the Rockets backcourt. With the Rockets likely receiving […]

The Phoenix Suns previously had a Cinderella run to the 2020-21 NBA Finals only to succumb to the Milwaukee Bucks on a 4-2 series loss. This time around, Monty Williams’ squad is raring to get back to the championship stage as they have climbed to the top of the Western Conference with a league-best 58-14 […]

After the Miami Heat won the 2012 championship, teams across the league began increasingly following their blueprint of small-ball, pace and space. Big men were forced to adapt as a result, expanding their repertoire to become outside shooters and capable of defending quick guards on the perimeter. Some bigs have been unable to flourish in […]

For quite some time now, Chris Paul’s leadership and Devin Booker’s incredible ability to make buckets are the two key factors that have catapulted the Phoenix Suns to the top of the NBA. But what many seem to overlook is the impact Deandre Ayton brings to his team on a nightly basis. And while there […]

The Phoenix Suns have the best record in the NBA this season at 48-10, which is 6.5 games ahead of the second-place Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately, the Suns recently lost star guard Chris Paul for 6-8 weeks with a right thumb fracture. He has been integral to their success, so losing him will be tough. […]

The Phoenix Suns have been the best team in the NBA, but they have a long way to go. Phoenix has been tough to beat in their revenge season, following their loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals last season. Devin Booker and Chris Paul have gotten even better in their second campaign […]

The Phoenix Suns are rolling with the best record in the NBA, but they apparently have interest in acquiring Indiana Pacers star Domantas Sabonis, according to Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer. While the Suns aren’t expected to get Sabonis ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline because of the high cost and a desire to not disrupt chemistry, […]

The Phoenix Suns will be in Texas Thursday night to take on the Dallas Mavericks. It’s a marquee matchup between two of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. The Suns are on a four-game win streak, while the Mavs have won 10 of their past 11 contests. Phoenix, which owns a scintillating 34-9 […]

The Phoenix Suns have dominated the regular season. While most of that is due to the team’s fantastic blend of high-level talent and well-rounded supporting cast, part of it is due to the team’s great fortunes with injury. Deandre Ayton has been the team’s only key player that has missed more than 10 games this […]

The Phoenix Suns will host the Miami Heat on Saturday night at the Footprint Arena. Suns big man Deandre Ayton has been on the shelf over Phoenix’s past six games after he entered the league’s health and safety protocols. The 23-year old had already reportedly cleared protocols a couple of days ago, but ultimately did […]

The Phoenix Suns just recently signed big man Bismack Biyombo amid their COVID-19/injury problems and after just two games, the team has decided to keep him around for the rest of the season. Via Adrian Wojnarowski: The Phoenix Suns are signing center Bismack Biyombo for the rest of the season, sources tell ESPN. Biyombo has […]

The holiday season marks the beginning of All-Star voting in the NBA. On Christmas Day each year, the league opens up the voting for All-Star starters. While there are a few players considered locks, heavy discussion in the basketball community will ensue about other spots on the rosters. One squad that will want multiple representatives […]

Deandre Ayton’s absence has been a huge blow for the Phoenix Suns, which is why the team has finally made a move to sign a temporary replacement for him in Bismack Biyombo. Ayton has been in the health and safety protocols since Monday, and ever since then, the Suns have won just one of their […]

The Phoenix Suns have been very careful when it comes to handling COVID-19, which is why they were one of a few teams who have a fully healthy roster … that is until Monday. Now, they even lost Deandre Ayton to the health and safety protocols. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Ayton has joined […]

Following a valiant 2021 NBA Finals run, the Phoenix Suns are off to a blistering start this 2021-22 season. Phoenix currently holds the best record in the league at 26-5. The Suns even went on a torrid streak that saw them win 18 games in a row. Phoenix will put that top spot to the […]

The Deandre Ayton contract dispute was one of the many issues the Phoenix Suns faced outside basketball this season. The team refused to give Ayton the max contract the center asked for, creating outside noise for the team. Despite that, the team trudged forward, rattling off 18 straight wins and a league-best 25 – 5 […]

Deandre Ayton was eligible for a max extension in the offseason, but the Phoenix Suns failed to give the former first overall pick a big payday. While he will become a restricted free agent next summer, Ayton is only worried about one thing right now: winning. In a recent interview with Marc Spears of The […]

Suns star Devin Booker tweets a 3-word reaction as the Phoenix Suns defeat the highly-touted Golden State Warriors, 104-96, pushing their winning streak to 17 games. There was no Stephen Curry magic on the watch of the Suns. The game’s greatest shooter ended up firing blanks all night, making only 4 out of his 21 […]

The Phoenix Suns are as hot as smoldering lava with a high fever. Entering their game against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, they are riding on a 16-game winning streak. Facing the Warriors, who are on a seven-game winning streak, is an acid test for the Suns. But if ever they lose the […]

Longtime Suns owner Robert Sarver faces another insane allegation amid all the controversy he has been dealing with in recent time. ESPN’s newly released article contains cases of Sarver’s alleged actions involving racism and misogyny throughout his 17-year tenure as owner of the Phoenix Suns. This emerging detail, however, is just insane and unacceptable to […]

Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton has been ruled out with a leg contusion for Tuesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Ayton was listed as questionable for most of the day. The Suns are 2-3 on the season and the Pelicans are 1-6. Phoenix should be able to win this game without Ayton. It […]

Deandre Ayton is disappointed the Phoenix Suns didn’t offer him his desired max contract extension prior to the start of the 2021-22 season, which is why there are talks whether the team plans to trade him or not. Apparently, the Suns don’t view Ayton as a max contract player–which obviously didn’t make Ayton happy. While […]

Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns failed to agree on a max extension last week which has left the big man slightly irritated after several other players from the 2018 Draft class got paid handsomely this offseason. While Ayton will be out to prove a point this season, Chris Paul offered some insight to the […]

The Phoenix Suns dealt with some drama ahead of the 2021-22 season in the form of Deandre Ayton contract extension talks. The two sides failed to come to an agreement because the Suns wouldn’t make a five-year max offer. Suns general manager James Jones spoke about the negotiations during the season-opening loss to the Denver […]

Friendly pregame bets likely happen way more than we think before athletes square off against one another. On Wednesday night, a look into one was provided before the Phoenix Suns welcomed in the Denver Nuggets. Suns star Deandre Ayton was flipping a half-court shot and chatting it up with Nuggets guard Jamal Murray. After a […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul opened up about owner Robert Sarver’s controversial decision not to offer 23-year old center DeAndre Ayton a rookie-scale max extension before the deadline on Monday. The 2018 No. 1 overall pick — who helped lead Phoenix to the 2021 NBA Finals — was reportedly expecting an offer, but it […]

One of the biggest talking points for the Phoenix Suns during the offseason was their decision not to offer a max deal for big man Deandre Ayton. Contract talks have stalled between the Suns and the 23-year-old rising star and at this point, more than a few folks are questioning why Phoenix has been acting […]

Phoenix Suns star Deandre Ayton didn’t sign a contract extension, and he doesn’t seem too happy about it. Ayton wanted a full five-year max extension, but that was never put on the table. The Suns youngster didn’t speak to the media for a second straight day after failing to come to terms on an extension. […]

Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton wanted Trae Young-type money before Monday’s rookie scale deadline. Unfortunately, he didn’t get it because the team apparently doesn’t believe he’s worth that much. The Suns center was looking for a five-year max deal worth over $172 million, but according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Phoenix was only willing to […]

The Phoenix Suns failed to reach a contract extension with Deandre Ayton as Monday’s deadline passed. In the process, they also caused a crack in their relationship with the big man. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Ayton felt disrespected that the Suns don’t see him as a max contract player after his contributions for […]

Fresh off a surprising NBA Finals appearance, the Phoenix Suns are in the final stages of gearing up for another run. Unfortunately, it appears they’ll have a big distraction with Deandre Ayton on their hands as they try to repeat as Western Conference Champions. Ayton and the Suns reportedly could not agree on a contract […]

It looks like the Phoenix Suns and Deandre Ayton will not reach an agreement on a contract extension before the upcoming deadline. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports negotiations have come to an end with no deal because the Suns haven’t put the max offer Ayton wants on the table. Ayton played a key role in getting […]

The Phoenix Suns shocked the world last season when they made it all the way to the Finals. They had an extremely successful regular-season behind Chris Paul, Devin Booker, and DeAndre Ayton, and nearly won it all before succumbing to the Milwaukee Bucks in June. However, there’s still a lot of questions surrounding this roster […]

The Phoenix Suns made a magical run to the NBA Finals last season. Short of actually winning the whole damn thing, Suns fans couldn’t have asked for a better outcome to their season. However, one wrinkle that resulted from their earlier-than-expected Finals run was the fact that it came before the contract extension period for […]