Tag: Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are signing free agent forward Thaddeus Young, according to reports. Young has played 17 seasons for seven NBA teams — 76ers (2007-14), Timberwolves (2014-15 season), Nets (2015-16), Pacers (2016-19), Bulls (2019-21), Spurs (2021-22 season), and Raptors (2022-24). He’s averaged 12.2 points and 5.7 rebounds in 1,162 regular-season games. The 6-foot-8 wing averaged […]
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant moved up from No. 69 to No. 68 on the NBA’s all-time blocks after passing Sam Lacey in Tuesday night’s 114-106 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks. Durant has made 1,161 blocks across his 16-year playing career. The five NBA players ahead of him are Chris Webber (1,200), Adonal Foyle (1,193), […]
Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond is drawing trade interest from the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Phoenix Suns. Drummond, 30, is currently in his 12th season. The NBA trade deadline is this Thursday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. ET. “One Bulls player who could be dealt, however, is center Andre Drummond, who’s […]
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is one of five players in NBA history to average at least 50 points per game over a three-game span. Only Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, James Harden, Damian Lillard, and now Booker have accomplished this feat in the last 50 years. Bryant still leads the all-time list with his 58.3 […]
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker scored 29 points in the first quarter of Friday night’s 133-131 loss to the Indiana Pacers, becoming the 12th NBA player since the 1996-97 season to record 29 or more points in a single frame. Phoenix outscored the Pacers 40-31 in the opening period. Booker, 27, went on to end […]
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant scored 40 points without attempting a free throw for the first time in his 16-year NBA career in Sunday’s 117-110 win over the Indiana Pacers. The 13-time All-Star also ended his performance with nine rebounds, two assists, and three blocks in 41 minutes of action. Durant shot 18-of-25 (72%) from […]
During the second quarter of the Sacramento Kings’ 119-117 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, De’Aaron Fox passed Chris Webber for the seventh-most steals in franchise history. Webber amassed 568 steals in seven seasons spent with Sacramento. Fox now has 570 steals in his seven-year career with the Kings after last night’s defeat. […]
Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen is the only NBA player this season with two games of nine or more 3-pointers made, according to the Basketball-Reference database. Allen tied the Suns’ franchise record twice with nine 3-pointers in two separate games. In Phoenix’s 113-97 win over the Miami Heat on Jan. 5, the six-year veteran recorded […]
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is still owed $160 million over the next three NBA seasons, and the three-time All-Star could very well go a fifth-straight season without making 60 or more appearances. Beal, 30, has not played in at least 60 games since the 2020-21 season with the Washington Wizards. His $140 million is […]
In a lot of ways, basketball is a complicated game. But in a lot of ways, basketball is also a simple game. And part of that simplicity involves the fact that, sometimes, a game/series/season can come down to which team can put together the most effective five man lineup. For instance, last season, the Denver Nuggets won […]
