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With a young core and a hard-working attitude, the Phoenix Suns became one of the more intriguing stories of the 2019-20 NBA season. Though the team struggled a bit in the early stages of the campaign, it managed to bounce back in a big way. In fact, Phoenix won all eight of its games inside […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams delivered a powerful speech to his team after their 8-0 run at Disney World. Take a look and try not to get goosebumps. https://twitter.com/Suns/status/1294047546617323520?s=20 Even if the Suns don’t make the 2020 playoffs, they should hold their heads high. What they did at Disney World was incredible and no […]

The Phoenix Suns have been the hottest team in the entire NBA bubble since the restart, and it has been thanks in large part to the tremendous play of Devin Booker. As it turns out, the young Suns guard was already mentally prepared for the challenge ahead as soon as he found out that the […]

According to Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams, All-Star guard Devin Booker should be “in the conversation” for “bubble” MVP, an award that was revealed by the league through a variety of different reports earlier in the day on Tuesday. While Booker might just be the frontrunner for such an honor at this point, he […]

Devin Booker led the Phoenix Suns to another impressive win against the Indiana Pacers earlier tonight. But in tonight’s statement win, Booker had a ton of help from his supporting cast which just proves the young guard’s maturity and where his game is at right now. Something head coach Monty Williams isn’t at all surprised […]

In light of the Black Lives Matter movement that has sparked talks and demonstrations against racism, Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams screened a documentary to his players to educate them about racial assumptions. Per Brendon Kleen of SB Nation, Williams screened “The Uncomfortable Truth,” a documentary made by a white filmmaker who discovers the […]

For Devin Booker, the 2019-20 NBA season was an absolute success, making his first All-Star appearance and helping lead the Phoenix Suns to the third-highest win percent increase in the league.  Now, in a recent interview with Marc Spears of The Undefeated, Suns coach Monty Williams expressed his belief that Booker will be seeking to […]

During a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams was asked to describe Devin Booker’s mindset for the “bubble” games, which are set to start on July 30 at the Walt Disney campus. Williams’ comments about Booker will surely get Suns fans excited. https://twitter.com/GeraldBourguet/status/1278391049459654656?s=20 The Suns face an uphill climb […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams is trying to “lead by example.” Williams wrote an op-ed for The Athletic on Sunday in the aftermath of a week of protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Monday. Williams said that while he is “angry” and in “pain,” he also knows that “we must […]

Since entering the NBA in 2002, the New Orleans Pelicans franchise has undergone a few location and name changes. The franchise was initially the New Orleans Hornets but the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina forced the team to play two years in Oklahoma City, where they were called the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The franchise became […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams plans to give Devin Booker some minutes at the point guard spot next season. Williams said Booker has the capacity to play the position because he has become a playmaker who is starting to make the right basketball play on a consistent basis (via Kellen Olson of ArizonaSports.com): But […]

Damian Lillard’s unfortunate groin injury has left a vacancy for the upcoming All-Star Game, as he pulled out of the 3-Point Contest and ASG altogether in hopes to fully recover from his injury. When asked who should replace him, it didn’t take long for Dame to invoke Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker’s name as one […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams is hoping shooting guard Devin Booker makes the All-Star team as a reserve on Thursday. The All-Star reserves are voted by the coaches. The results will be announced on TNT. Williams wants Booker to make the All-Star team so he can “run around my house and act like an […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams has had his own experience dealing with a close loss while working in the NBA. After the tragic death of retired Los Angeles Lakers star shooting guard Kobe Bryant, who along with 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others perished in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, Suns […]

San Antonio Spurs star DeMar DeRozan received perhaps the biggest compliment he’s ever had in his career from Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams. Prior to the Spurs’ hosting of the Suns at the AT&T Center on Monday, the 48-year-old bench boss likened DeRozan to one of the greatest to ever play the game: NBA […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams says second-year big man Deandre Ayton has “progressed immensely” from his ankle injury. After returning from his PED suspension against the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 17, Ayton has missed the last five games due to an ankle injury. He has been upgraded to questionable for Monday night’s game against […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams says he’s “happy to see” Carmelo Anthony back in the NBA and playing well for the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony was out of the league for more than a year before the Blazers signed him in November. Williams says Anthony should be applauded for staying mentality strong despite everyone […]

Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers has become a respected point guard who can defend and shoot 3-point shots well. While Rivers is happy to become such a respected figure in the league, he credits his growth as a viable NBA player to Monty Williams. The Phoenix Suns head coach was leading the New Orleans Hornets […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, was suspended for 25 games earlier this season after the league announced he tested positive for a diuretic, violating the anti-drug policy. A lot has changed since the 21-year-old was sidelined, and Suns head coach Monty Williams explained how he […]

The accolades keep on piling on for Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic in just his second season in the NBA. His brilliance no longer takes opposing players and coaches by surprise, as the 20-year-old Slovenian guard still continues to rack up impressive numbers even with defenses now paying closer attention to him. Ahead of the […]

The Phoenix Suns have gotten out to one of their best starts in recent memory, starting the season with an 8-9 record after looking like one of the worst teams in the NBA over the last handful of years. They’ve managed to do this without starting center Deandre Ayton for every game but the season […]

The Phoenix Suns will be tasked during their matchup with the Atlanta Hawks with doing something that no team has managed to accomplish. That task? Finding a way to slow down Trae Young. When asked about how the Suns can defend Young, head coach Monty Williams did not sound too confident. He told Chris Kirschner […]

Monty Williams interviewed for the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching job this summer, but took the Phoenix Suns gig instead. Why? Well for starters, the Lakers never offered Williams the job and the Suns gave him a wonderful opportunity he couldn’t pass up. Monty Williams said the Lakers did not make him an offer, but called […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler were together in Philadelphia last season when Butler was on the Sixers and Williams was an assistant coach. Williams and the Suns host Butler and the Heat on Thursday. At the Suns’ pregame shootaround, Williams said “there’s nothing” Butler can’t do on a […]

The Phoenix Suns have impressed the NBA world after quickly climbing into the top-four of the Western Conference with a 5-2 record. Devin Booker, the team’s star shooting guard, has owed the Suns’ success to the hiring and consequent leadership of new coach Monty Williams, who has instilled a new culture that is quickly showing […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams is tired of people labeling shooting guard Devin Booker as just a scorer. After the Suns defeated the Philadelphia 76ers at home on Monday, Williams says it’s time for pundits to start calling Booker “a complete basketball player.” “I’ve said it for a while, he’s a complete basketball player,” […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams believes second-year center Deandre Ayton will be “hungry” when he returns from his suspension. Ayton received a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program by testing positive for a diuretic. “He’s doing well,” Williams said, via the Arizona Central. “He’ll be hungry once he gets back I’m sure. […]

Ahead of the Phoenix Suns’ matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers, head coach Monty Williams had high praise for superstar Kawhi Leonard. When asked about Leonard, Williams shared his belief that he is a ‘phenomenal, complete basketball player’ and that he doesn’t believe anybody in the league has improved quite as much as he is […]

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton was hit with a 25-game suspension by the NBA this week due to violation of the banned substance policy, and head coach Monty Williams is finally responding to the impactful loss. Per The Athletic’s Gina Mizell on Twitter, Williams told the media on Friday that it’s his “responsibility” to have […]

New Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams has been demanding of his young players early on, among them second-year center Deandre Ayton, who is expected to become one of the pillars of the team. Ayton scored 14 points on an efficient 7-of-9 shooting performance on Monday’s 107-102 preseason loss to the Denver Nuggets, but only […]

For Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, the Phoenix Suns’ decision to replace former head coach Igor Kokoskov with Monty Williams was the right move. “If you’re going to ask somebody to be the leader of a young team and a young organization, to lead guys like Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton, who better than […]

Deandre Ayton was named to the All-Rookie First Team after a successful first season in the league after being drafted #1 overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2018 NBA Draft. During an extremely dysfunctional first season, Ayton was mostly relegated to scoring around the basket, but his offensive skill set is seemingly more refined […]

Phoenix Suns new head coach Monty Williams compared star shooting guard Devin Booker to former great Brandon Roy: “He reminds me so much of Brandon Roy,” Williams said, according to Cody Cunningham of Suns.com. “But I think Devin can eclipse that because he’s durable. He’s big and strong. Even though Brandon was [big and strong], […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams believes point guard Ricky Rubio is going to make everyone on the team better with his unselfish play. Rubio is one of the best passers in the game. The Suns have been looking for a point guard ever since they traded Eric Bledsoe to the Milwaukee Bucks during the […]

Incoming second-year swingman Mikal Bridges is already spending some time with new Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams. The 22-year-old Bridges is excited about what the coach brings to the table and believes that he’s going to be great. Per Cody Cunningham of Suns.com, the 10th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft shared his […]

Recently appointed Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams appears to be pumped about his new job. The former New Orleans Pelicans head honcho recently spoke about one of his new team’s young stars, Deandre Ayton, and described how impressed he has been with the 20-year-old after the two recently touched base: Monty Williams said he’s […]

According to a Tuesday afternoon report from Marc Stein of The New York Times, the Phoenix Suns and new head coach Monty Williams are continuing to add to the team’s new-look coaching staff. Stein is now reporting that Oklahoma Thunder assistant coach Darko Rajakovic is expected to join Williams’ coaching staff in Phoenix. “The Suns […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams has hired Steve Blake and Randy Ayers as his assistants. Per basketball reporter Peter Vecsey, Williams has hired Blake, who spent 13 years in the NBA as a player. The 38-year-old played with eight different teams before hanging up his jersey for good in 2016. Steve Blake was hired […]

New Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams will not call the shots during the team’s Summer League play. Williams told the Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin a younger coach is better off gaining valuable experience in the NBA Summer League. Plus, Williams foresees himself acting like “a third-world dictator.” I’m not above that, but probably not. […]