By: Kayla Mortellaro June 23, 2016 The Phoenix Suns selected 18-year-old Dragan Bender with the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. Bender, from Croatia, stands 7-feet tall and 225 pounds. His size and length fills a need on the Suns roster. From Bender’s power forward position, he played in 25 games in the Israeli Premier League for Maccabi Tel ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Suns believe in forward/center Alan Williams so much that 10 days after signing him, they’re giving him a multi-year deal. Williams – a native of Phoenix – went undrafted in 2015, and played earlier this season with Qingdao DoubleStar of the Chinese Basketball Association, where he led the league in rebounds (15.4 ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – Bruce Arians was one of 16 NFL head coaches who took the podium on Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. One of the main topics of discussion between Arians and the media was quarterback Carson Palmer and where the Cardinals are heading in the future in regards ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE PHOENIX – It took longer than most expected it to, but the Phoenix Suns finally found someone with interest in forward Markieff Morris – the Washington Wizards – so with about a half hour left until the trade deadline was scheduled to hit, Phoenix and Washington pulled it off, and now Morris is a Wizard. Suns ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE PHOENIX – Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will face off against seven of the best shooters in the NBA this Saturday night in Toronto, at the 2016 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest. He’ll go against the Warriors duo of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, the Heat’s Chris Bosh, the Rockets’ James Harden, the hometown hero, Raptors guard Kyle ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jordan McRae did enough in his five games with the Suns to earn a second 10-day contract from the team. McRae originally signed on with the team on Jan. 29, and in the five games since, McRae averaged 5.8 points and 1.4 assists in 13.0 minutes. McRae made his NBA debut in New York ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – Suns interim head coach Earl Watson added a familiar face to his roster on Friday in guard Orlando Johnson, whom the team signed to a 10-day contract. Johnson’s the 16th Gatorade Call-Up in the NBA this season. For the past two seasons, Johnson’s played with the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. In ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Suns have failed over the last season-and-a-half because, in general manager Ryan McDonough’s words, they’ve “rushed the process,” in trying to keep pace with teams like the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder in a very competitive Western Conference. “They (Warriors and Thunder) built something slowly and painfully, and it took ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE GLENDALE, Ariz. – Suns majority owner Robert Sarver and general manager Ryan McDonough were up against the clock on Monday. They had to decide who their next head coach would be, after Jeff Hornacek was let go after two-plus seasons with the team. It came down to interviews with their three assistant coaches – Nate Bjorkgren, Corey ... Read More »
BY: ED COLE PHOENIX – One of the hardest things Suns general manger Ryan McDonough’s had to do since he took his post was going to the team’s ownership and recommending that Jeff Hornacek be relieved of his duties as head coach. It was extremely hard for McDonough to come to that decision, but it was very much a necessary ... Read More »