As reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday morning, Chasson Randle will be joining the Phoenix Suns leading into the 2021-22 NBA season. While it’s highly unlikely he’ll play a meaningful role on a team hoping to return to the NBA Finals, Randle is a new face that many Suns fans are probably unfamiliar with. To that end (and because…...
As has been the case for decades now, it’d be mistake to declare that the Western Conference will be a cakewalk for anyone this year. While the top of the East is stacked with a couple of formidable title contenders, even making the playoffs out West is a feat. This season, barring something unforeseen, as many as six teams could…...
Cam Johnson isn’t the first NBA player to use doubt as fuel, and he certainly won’t be the last. He’s not a household name, and at 25-and-a-half years old, he’ll be one of the oldest third-year players in the league next season. But ever since James Jones traded down to the 11th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and…...
Time. Space. Reality. It’s more than a linear path. It’s a prism of endless possibility. Where a single choice can branch out into infinite realities, creating alternate worlds from the ones you know. I am the Suns Watcher. I am your guide through these vast, new realities. Follow me, and ponder the question: What if? As he had done so…...
The Phoenix Suns have had a quietly efficient offseason. They brought back Chris Paul, Cameron Payne, Abdel Nader and Frank Kaminsky on pretty terrific deals. They added a bench shooter in Landry Shamet, addressed the backup center spot with JaVale McGee and generally spent their summer fine-tuning a young roster coming off an NBA Finals run. But as much fun…...
Aside from perhaps Giannis Antetokounmpo, nobody did more to increase their stock in the 2021 NBA Playoffs than Deandre Ayton. Just months before the Phoenix Suns’ memorable trip to the Finals, Ayton was getting benched for Dario Saric in the fourth quarters of close games, and “Why doesn’t he dunk more?” was a legitimate discussion. Fast-forward a few months and…...
It has been a busy summer for the Phoenix Suns coming off an exciting, unexpected run to the NBA Finals. With so many players becoming free agents, general manager James Jones had his hands full trying to keep a championship-caliber roster intact. Chris Paul, Cameron Payne, Torrey Craig, Abdel Nader, Frank Kaminsky, Langston Galloway and E’Twaun Moore were all able…...
It’s been a while since I’ve had to introduce myself for a new job, so bear with me on this. Some of you might know me from my NBA writing over at FanSided or my Suns features at The Step Back. Others may recognize me as the host of the Valley of the Suns Podcast, and still others know me…
Fresh off an NBA Finals run, the Phoenix Suns need to get young. No, not young, Young. As in Thaddeus Young. As The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported in late August, the Suns are “among the contenders” that have pursued the 33-year-old forward, recently acquired by the San Antonio Spurs in the DeMar DeRozan sign-and-trade with the Chicago Bulls. Last season…...
So much for the Phoenix Suns axing their two-way spots. When Phoenix sold its G League squad in a cost-cutting move in July last year, there was concern about just how much the franchise would prioritize player development moving forward. When the Suns waived Ty-Shon Alexander a few weeks ago, despite his harmless two-way contract, that anxious chatter grew louder.…...
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