Phoenix Suns

With the actual Suns roster still in flux, here's a look at another Suns roster that is in place. Suns Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin has assembled the NBA Summer League team that will play games in Las Vegas on July 13, 15, 17, 18 and 19.

By Paul Coro Suns GM to talk to Grant Hill in person after picking up Lou Amundson's option to start free agency.

Even the Suns forward is having fun with a big decision that the franchise has been mulling. Do you trade him, gain financial freedom but likely lose fans and games while in an unpopular rebuilding mode? Or do you continue to build around your go-to guy but risk being locked into a no-leverag...

There was never a doubt but the Suns officially insured that Lou Amundson will remain with the team for the coming season by picking up the team option on his contract. Amundson, 26, signed a veteran's minimum two-year contract with the Suns last August that included a $855,189 option for t...

By Paul Coro The Suns and Grant Hill will make each other a priority when free agency begins Tuesday.

There seems to be some doubts and denials out there in regard to Ian Thomsen's si.com report about Shaquille O'Neal squelching Portland's interest in him before the trade deadline. In the article, O'Neal talked about how Suns General Manager Steve Kerr told him Portland was interested in...

By Paul Coro It was hard for many to figure how Earl Clark's game fit in the NBA but Phoenix just might be the right place for him.

By alleyoop The Phoenix Suns selected power forward Earl Clark with the 14th pick of the NBA Draft last night. Clark played in 104 games in 3 seasons at Louisville and he averaged 10.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Suns thought they had a deal in place to move [...] The Phoenix Suns s...

By Rashad Mobley By now you have probably read about the proposed, but not-yet-finalized trade that will send Shaquille O’Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the partially guaranteed contract of Sasha Pavlovic, the possibly soon-to-be retired Ben Wallace, the Suns 46th pick in the draft and $500,000.

There's no doubt who is the top pick on Thursday. But after Blake Griffin of Oklahoma goes to the Los Angeles Clippers, the 2009 draft is a big guessing game.

By Paul Coro The Suns' best options in Thursday's NBA draft could come among the available swingmen.

 CA If you ask Phoenix Suns Center Shaquille O'Neal, it would be "140 Characters or Less." At first, Twitter, to me, was a very stupid idea, but after using it for one year now, I love the concept. It's a great communication tool for stars to update their ...

By alleyoop The Suns have traded 37-year old center Shaquille O’Neal to the Cavaliers for 25-year old shooting guard Sasha Pavlovic, 34-year old PF/C Ben Wallace, the #46 pick in the NBA Draft (2nd round) and $500,000 bucks. O’Neal played in 75 games (all starts) for the Suns last season and he average...

By noreply@blogger.com (M. Haubs) First Round: Cavs in 4, Celtics in 7, Magic in 6, Heat in 6 Conf Finals: Cavs over Magic in 5 WEST First Round: Lakers in 5, Nuggets in 6, Mavs in 6, Blazers in 7 Conf Semis: Lakers over Blazers in 7, Nuggets over Mavs in 6 Conf Finals: Lakers over Nuggets in 5

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA James hits 37, Cavs clinch league-best record and home-court edge By Paul Levine, dpa????= ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed home with their heads held high. ?? LeBron James scored 37 points, and the Cavaliers clinched the NBA's best reco...

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Rob Mahoney of Two Man Game: "The Mavs could have allowed the Suns to create a bit too much significance out of the final five games of the season.  Hell, they could have at least let Phoenix make a game out this singular contest, dubbed by Grant Hill as the team's 'World Cup.'  But for whatever r...

If you want to find the best young athletes in the nation, a college campus is a good place to look. The same goes for young sportswriters -- particularly if you're at the University of Arizona reading the sports section of the Daily Wildcat. That's where we discovered Valley of the Suns' Mich...

By Kelly Dwyer Cleveland Cavaliers: 35-8, 89.4 possessions per game (25th), 113 points scored per 100 possessions (3rd), 101.2 points allowed per 100 possessions (2nd).  San Antonio Spurs: 30-14, 88.4 possessions per game (26th), 107.9 points scored per 100 possessions (13th), 104.7 points allowed per...

Michael Schwartz of Valley of the Suns: "Amare has now made the All-Star team in four consecutive years not counting the year he was hurt, and he becomes the first Suns big to start the game since Barkley in 1996. Amare's come-from-behind win over Carmelo no question represents a victory fo...

By noreply@blogger.com (M. Haubs) 4 p.m.: NBA - Celtics vs. Lakers (2008 NBA Finals, Game 4), ESPN Classic Huge Celtics rally in the pivotal game of the '08 Finals. 5:30 p.m.: NBA - Pistons vs. Grizzlies, TNT 8 p.m.: NBA - Suns vs. Celtics, TNT 10:30 p.m.: NBA - Cavs vs. Lakers, TNT MLK Day tripleheader closes with LeBron v Kobe. Oh yeah.

By Drew Barton Second, the help defender A'mare Stoudemire is also spectating. Two other Phoenix defenders can easily see the power of Oden as they are just a few steps away. So on a night when the Phoenix Suns came to town, Roy got ready to kick it up a few degrees.

In the clutter of the Suns' new offense, Steve Nash looks like a hummingbird trapped inside a sandwich bag. Last night against the Lakers, there was an eight-minute stretch over the second and third quarters when nobody except Shaquille O'Neal recorded a single point for the Suns. Amazing...

Shaquille O'Neal knew he wouldn't escape totally unscathed from the Suns' latest review at the NBA offices. He took the $25,000 fine for "verbal abuse of an official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner" in stride. "It's just like a tax. It's not something I worry about," O'Neal sa...

By rss@youtube.com (asiu1990) PHOENIX, November 16, 2008(AP) -- Shaquille O'Neal made an early exit from Amare Stoudemire's 26th birthday party. Stoudemire and the rest of the already short-handed Phoenix Suns did just fine without him Sunday night. Stoudemire had 29 points and 11 rebounds and the Suns overcame O'Ne...

A statistician takes a stab at figuring out how many points Kobe Bryant cost the Lakers by ball-hogging on the night he scored 81. 12, by the way. That's the answer. Passing more, says the Arbitrarian on Hardwood Paroxysm, would have delivered the Lakers 12 extra points in a game they won anywa...

By Mr. AZ Vibe Another season of Suns Basketball is approaching fast and the team looks to build upon their successes from last season.  New Players, new coaches and a new attitude is what you should expect from the Phoenix Suns this season! The Suns recently released their pre-season schedule which includes the first ever NBA basketball game held outdoors.  Unfortunately, it’s not in the Phoenix Area. Anyways, here’s the Pre-season Schedule so mark your calendars! Wed., Oct. 8 Versus the Atlanta Hawks @ US Airways Center, Phoenix 7 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 9 Versus the Utah Jazz @ Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 Versus the Denver Nuggets @ Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, C.A. 7 p.m. * Wed., Oct. 15 Versus the Atlanta Hawks @ Philips Arena, At...   [read the full post]

Family vacation can wait no longer. Here are some parting orange slices to chew on:     * A while back, it was mentioned that there is a strong chance the Suns would bring back Brian Skinner or Sean Marks into the fold. The thought after the draft was that maybe Marks would be favored, considerin...

It attracted record crowds that included fans as diverse as heiress Nicky Hilton and Suns owner Robert Sarver. Now about the Suns. Then everyone said, 'You guys can't get past the Western Conference finals if you can't play defense,' " he said.

By (author unknown) Most did not realize the Suns had traded for Slovenian point guard Goran Dragic in the second round. The trade was made just a couple picks before San Antonio's 45th pick, which the Spurs used to take Dragic on Phoenix's behalf in exchange for the No. 48 pick (the Suns took Malik Hairston on San...

The Suns will have more workouts Friday, Sunday and Thursday with a new rule allowing them to bring in as many as six at a time. Friday's workout is scheduled to include Texas point guard D.J. Augustin while Sunday's group is slated to feature the likes of Florida power forward Marreese Spreig...

By Atma Brother ONE For Warriors fans it was one of those nights. Take your pick of evils: Getting blown out by the San Antonio Spurs.Slipping down to the 9th spot with tonight's Nuggets win against the Suns in Denver. Check out Nuggets Slip Past Suns (126-120) [Bright Side of the Sun] and Pickaxe and Roll for more....

By David Friedman It is hard to quibble with anything that Stoudemire is doing offensively. He has added a reliable jumper to his repertoire and he has turned into an outstanding free throw shooter. Deft Nash passes certainly help him to pad his scoring totals but he'd be a great scorer with or without Nash. O'Neal is actually helping Stoudemire now at least as much as Nash is, because when O'Neal is in the game he is attracting a lot of defensive attention, leaving Stoudemire free to slash and cut. As Brown explained, "If you leave him (Shaq) you are giving up a potential dunk. It is hard to double-team big to big." That means that when Stoudemire gets loose, O'Neal's man cannot help because then Stoudemire could easily slip the ball to O'Neal for a dunk. Sometimes tha...   [read the full post]

A Stephon Marbury sighting at the Knicks training facility.The Star-Ledger's Dave D'Alessandro on why Sean Williams isn't playing more: "Sean isn't doing anything intentional to tick off anybody, outside of the fact that he can't defend pick-and-rolls like he's supposed to, can't pl...

By Leitch • You know, it's amazing what we can do with a little blood sample these days. The Phoenix Suns - unsure whether Shaq can stay healthy for the remainder of the season and facing questions about their team depth - have decided to violate the very laws of nature and create several Shaq clones to f...

By Atma Brother ONE Golden State of Mind: What are the pro's and con's of the recent blockbuster trade between the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat centering around Shaquille O'Neal and Shawn Marion for the Suns? Golden State of Mind: Which if any Western Conference teams will this trade help the Suns match up to b...

By Ryan Jones My dad likes the NBA, but he doesn’t follow it like he used to. When I was growing up in SoCal, we both followed the Showtime Lakers pretty religiously. Then, in 1988, we moved to Phoenix, and while I stayed fiercely loyal (ironic in hindsight, huh?) in the face of all the Laker-hating Suns fans...

25-- The number of assists Phoenix had, on 36 field goals. Pretty impressive. Steve Nash led the way with 10 assists. 14 and 12 -- The points and rebound totals for Kurt Thomas in his return to Phoenix. Thomas finished with a double-double for the second time this season.

Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry each share a need to improve their shots but also some qualities that got them drafted by Phoenix.

Steve Kerr talks about the difficulty of trading for Kevin Garnett while David Griffin talks about the possibility of trading into the top 12 of Thursdays draft.

By Paul Coro The Suns are linked the rumors as trade destinations for Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. But it's unlikely to happen.

Tight budget facing Phoenix. b SunsSpurs series at a glance

There was no good way to tell the Suns that Amar Stoudemire and Boris Diaw would be suspended for tonights Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Turns out the Phoenix Suns style does work in the playoffs, especially when it comes to advertising. Trophy Guy, the physical embodiment of the NBAs championship trophy who has, in a series of commercials, been pondering a move to Phoenix, impressed league officials enough that they wan...

The men who sit in the Suns locker room dwell on the same thing that the people in the orange Tshirts walking the Valleys streets do the title. But before everybody gets ahead of themselves, it might be worth recognizi just what Phoenix has accomplished already.

For the third consecutive year, Victor Leija of Phoenix has led a team of window cleaners in an unusual task.

By Jonathan Feigen(jonathan.feigen@chron.com) It was telling that against the league's fastest team, Yao willed himself to the finish, playing 38½ minutes, scoring 13 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, when Amare Stoudemire, who finished with 30, scored just two. For whatever it's worth, the Rockets players seemed to want to play.

By Paul Coro Suns center Amaré Stoudemire denied the frustration after the game but it was clear during the Suns' 103-95 victory Friday. The foul troubles are back for Stoudemire, who ranks third in the NBA for fouls per game.

The Suns had just completed another awkward win, squeaking by another inferior team on their home court, and Raja Bell sat at his locker examining the nights stat sheet.