The Phoenix Suns enter the 2023 NBA Playoffs with considerable talent, but undeniable question marks. Their 45-37 record is misleading because of all the time key players have missed from injury, as well as the fact that they added Kevin Durant late in the season. However, even with KD, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton comprising 80 percent of…...
In the fourth quarter of the Phoenix Suns’ 128-118 win on Sunday, Chris Paul realized the Oklahoma City Thunder had committed a cardinal sin — twice! — on the defensive end. They had left Kevin Durant unattended in the corner. Both times, Paul threaded the needle to a guy who’s made nearly 43 percent of his corner 3s throughout his…...
The Phoenix Suns have officially entered the Kevin Durant era, and so now felt like a good time for another Suns Monthly Mailbag! From questions about Durant’s Suns debut to what Monty Williams’ rotation might look like to possible playoff matchups, there’s plenty of hoops-related content to dive into. But our readers were also curious about favorite movies, Marvel vs.…...
In a league increasingly driven by analytics and shot-tracking data, the NBA’s best shot profiles usually feature a higher concentration of shots at the rim and beyond the 3-point line. The Phoenix Suns, however, have been defying that prototypical contour for a few years now. One of the common misconceptions about “analytics” is that they stress layups, dunks and 3s…...
December hasn’t been kind to the Phoenix Suns, but amidst their 5-9 record and mounting injury woes, Josh Okogie sure has been. In fact, he’s been nothing short of an X-factor handily exceeding his contract value during one of the team’s most trying stretches of the season. Landing in Phoenix on a veteran minimum deal, Okogie’s first brush with free…...
Much like the summer of 2019, the biggest topic surrounding Devin Booker right now is double-teams. Or at least, it should be. But unlike those mind-numbingly stupid arguments about what should and shouldn’t fly in open gyms, this new narrative is a positive one: Book has mastered the very traps that inspired all those doubly lame jokes in the first…...
It was never going to happen overnight, but even before Jae Crowder’s trade request, Cam Johnson was meant for the starting job. He was always poised to thrive in that role on the offensive end, and although it’s taken him a few games to find his footing, the early returns look promising. Tuesday’s win over the Minnesota Timberwolves put all…
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